New York State regulators have denied a permit for a pipeline expansion designed to increase natural gas deliveries to New York City, The Associated Press reports.
The Northeast Supply Enhancement project proposes to expand the Transco pipeline system, which extends from Texas to the Northeast coast. It would include installation of 17 miles of 26-inch pipeline underwater from New Jersey to the Borough of Queens.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) said the application for a state water quality permit shows “potentially significant environmental impacts.”
A spokesman for Tulsa, Okla.-based Williams Partners told AP the company intends to resubmit its application and work with DEC to satisfy conditions for permit approval.
Food and Water Watch, an environmental group, told AP it will continue to fight the pipeline and other fossil fuel infrastructure.
