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John,
Last May, we declared victory when the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation denied a key permit and stopped the 23-mile Williams fracked gas pipeline.
Even though New York State denied the permit, the company building the pipeline, Transco, is now asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to extend the original project permit by two years.
If FERC agrees to the two-year extension, Transco can re-apply for key permits in New York State and New Jersey by slightly altering the language in their original proposal, even though both states denied the permits last year. It’s outrageous.
Will you submit a public comment before the comment period closes on April 6 at 5pm ET calling on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to deny the extension and stop this pipeline once and for all? [link removed]
How to submit a comment to FERC:
1. Go to the eComment section of FERC’s website and fill in your personal information. [link removed]
2. FERC will then send you an email.
3. Open the link in the email FERC sends you.
4. Enter Docket Number CP17-101-000, click Search and then Select “Application for a Certificate of Necessity."
5. Type in your comment and then click submit comment. The best public comments are both personal and contain facts. Check out our list of facts on why stopping the Williams pipeline is so important. [link removed]
Need some inspiration? Use this template.
“Hi, my name is John, and I live in Pennsylvania. I’m writing to urge you to deny Transco’s request for a two-year extension to construct and place into service the Williams Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) pipeline for the following reasons:
- New York denied the Williams pipeline because it would have significant water quality impacts — that hasn't changed.
- New York denied the Williams pipeline because new fracked gas infrastructure goes against our climate law — that hasn’t changed.
- New York denied the Williams Pipeline because there is no need for it and there are better renewable alternatives — that hasn’t changed.
- This pipeline doesn’t even meet FERC’s standards any more.
Stopping the Williams pipeline is important for me because [share why it's important to you.]
Lastly, please extend the public comment period by 60 days to give Pennsylvania constituents a sufficient amount of time to comment.
Thank you."
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Last year, we organized and stopped the Williams pipeline. We can do it again, but it will take thousands of us speaking up and making it clear to FERC that Pennsylvania residents don’t want the Williams pipeline to be built in the state.
If the project is approved, the 23-mile fracked gas pipeline would run through Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and the waters off of Staten Island, Brooklyn, and the Rockaways, and transport nearly 3 billion gallons of fracked gas from Pennsylvania to New York City every single day.
We organized for three years to stop the Williams pipeline. In 2020, alongside our partners at the Stop the Williams Pipeline, we submitted thousands of comments to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to voice our opposition to the pipeline.1
Our public pressure succeeded in stopping the pipeline, and we can stop it again. But to defend our victory, we need thousands of people to step up once again. So, we’re asking you:
Will you submit a public comment before the deadline on April 6 at 5pm ET calling on FERC to oppose the Williams pipeline and any extensions on the original permit? [link removed]
Thank you for speaking out,
Jenny Marienau Zimmer
Campaign Manager
350.org
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