US EditionBrooklyn Pipeline Construction Begins As Trump Officials Join Controversial Project
Williams says the pipeline will deliver gas for 2.3 million homes and create hundreds of jobs as energy prices rise.
- On Tuesday, Trump administration officials broke ground on the Northeast Supply Enhancement Project in Brooklyn, with Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin attending the $1.8 billion natural gas pipeline ceremony.
- Gov. Kathy Hochul approved state permits for the project after reports she struck a deal with Trump to protect offshore wind initiatives, reversing years of state regulatory rejections.
- Williams CEO Chad J. Zamarin said the nearly 24-mile pipeline will "deliver enough natural gas to power 2.3 million homes," addressing what the company framed as an affordability crisis.
- Critics and U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler's office warned the project will cost National Grid customers more than $3 billion over 15 years, while activists protested outside the ceremony.
- Environmentalists argue the pipeline violates New York's climate law mandating the state wean itself off fossil fuels by 2050, though grid operators warned of blackout risks this summer.
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Controversial NYC pipeline breaks ground amid energy cost concerns
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — As rising oil prices weigh on Americans with the ongoing conflict in Iran, a controversial natural gas pipeline project in Brooklyn is moving forward. It is backed by the Trump Administration as a solution to both energy costs and national security concerns. The three cabinet secretaries were on hand for the [...]
The Trump Administration welcomed the launch of a project to expand a key pipeline in the north-east of the country. It is an expansion of the Transco pipeline system, through the Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) project. The project would be ready by the end of 2027 and is estimated to transport energy to meet 2.3 million more households. Read more
Trump officials break ground on new pipeline at Floyd Bennett Field
Environmentalists fought the natural gas pipeline that will run 17 miles under the ocean floor near Staten Island and the Rockaways, with approximately 10 miles of additional pipes in New Jersey.
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