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, John.
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:
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.”
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, John:
Thank you for speaking out,
Jenny Marienau Zimmer
Campaign Manager
350.org
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