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On July 16th, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) declared the Williams - Transco’s Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) Project land use application administratively complete. The application is posted online for public view here. 

This dirty fossil-fuel project proposes:

  • Construction of a proposed new gas-powered compressor station (the most polluting type) in Franklin Township near Trap Rock Quarry. 

  • 3.5 miles of new connecting pipeline through Old Bridge and Sayreville, referred to as the “Madison Loop,” which would cut through critical wetlands, several residential developments, Route 9 through Westminster Boulevard, the NJ Parkway in Sayreville, and underneath the NJ TRANSIT railroad.

  • 23 miles of new pipeline under the Raritan Bay/New York Harbor, which would dredge up thousands of tons of contaminated sediment and release toxins like arsenic, lead, and PCBs.

The resurgence of the NESE project has seen little to no public engagement thus far. Transco fast tracked their petition with FERC and the window for public comment closed on June 24th with little to no outreach to the towns and counties in NESE’s path. 

Currently, the NJDEP is providing a 30-day public comment period, the bare minimum required by law, on Williams Transco’s application for its permits for the project including Flood Hazard, Stormwater, Freshwater Wetlands, and Coastal Zone permits. Without further action the public will only have until August 15th to comment on the application, with no scheduled public hearings.

Municipal opposition against NESE is growing. So far, Keyport, Franklin, Matawan, Montgomery, Aberdeen, Union Beach, Highlands, Hazlet, and South Brunswick have passed resolutions opposing Williams Transco’s compressor and pipeline proposal.   

Organizations fighting to stop this dirty gas project include the Sierra Club, NJ League of Conservations Voters, Food and Water Watch, Climate Revolution Action Network, Waterspirit, Surfrider Foundation, NY/NJ Baykeeper, NRDC, ReThink Energy NJ, Clean Ocean Action, among many more.

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NJ Resolutions Passed

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July 21, 2025 NJ Sierra Club NESE Fossil Fuel Project is Back: Towns Don’t Want It, NJDEP Shouldn’t Either

July 30, 2025 Waterspirit NESE Fossil Fuel Project is Back: Towns Don’t Want It, NJDEP Shouldn’t Either