Williams-Transco Originally Eyed Six Parcels For Gas Compressor
The company wishing to build a gas compressor station in Franklin initially eyed six potential locations in the township and South Brunswick, a federal filing shows. The Williams Companies’ Transco affiliate is planning to build the 32,000-horsepower natural gas-powered station on a 52-acre parcel near the intersection of Routes 27 and 518. The controversial application […]
Updated: Site Is Picked For Williams-Transco Gas Compressor Station
A 52-acre parcel near the intersection of Routes 27 and 518 has been selected as the location for the Williams-Transco gas compressor station project. The site was selected over another option because it minimizes the effects of the compressor station on the environment and on nearby residents by about 80 percent, a company spokesman said. […]
Township Council To Oppose Williams-Transco Natural Gas Compression Station
The Township Council next month will formally oppose a natural gas pipeline compressor station proposed for a site in Franklin Park. The decision came after a nearly four-hour special meeting Aug. 10, during which representatives from Williams-Transco – the company proposing the compressor station – were peppered with questions and comments by council members, area residents […]
In Your Opinion: FERC’s Decision To Extend NESE Pipeline Certificate Is Bad For Franklin Township
By Ed Potosnak. I am furious about the recent decision by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to approve Williams Transco’s request for an extension of a certificate to build the Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) pipeline. As those of us who live in Franklin know, our community would get all of the risk without any […]
In Your Opinion: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You – But – You Can Do Something about It
Submitted by the Franklin Township Task Force on Compressor Station 206 and NESE. For the health, safety and future of our families and communities, we continue to oppose the Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) Project. Williams/Transco needs permits from NJ and NY before any construction of NESE could start on their proposed compressor station in Franklin […]
In Your Opinion: Vote To Save Local Environment
Submitted by the Franklin Township Task Force On Compressor Station 206 and NESE. In October, Councils of both Princeton and Franklin Township passed resolutions urging the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to deny the permit applications for the Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) Project. Four days before the seventh anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, it […]
In Your Opinion: Take Action To Stop NESE And Compressor Station
Submitted by the Franklin Township Task Force On Compressor Station 206 and NESE. New Jersey protected our clean air and water with a denial of the PennEast pipeline permits and opposition to the Meadowlands (North Bergen) Power Plant – Now it’s time to Stop NESE. By Friday, October 25 and Tuesday, October 29, the state […]
In Your Opinion: Time Running Out For Comments On NESE Permit Applications
Submitted by the Franklin Township Task Force on Compressor Station 206. Do you care about breathing polluted air, drinking water of poor quality, and eating poisoned fish? Increased hot and rainy days, more ozone-alert days and flooding, and increased water temperatures threaten our health and economy. Now is the time to speak up – We […]
In Your Opinion: Speak Up Often Against Compressor Station/NESE
Submitted by the Franklin Township Task Force on Compressor Station 206 and NESE/ During the week of May 20, call the Governor often and tell him that you expect the NJDEP to deny the water permit applications for the Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) Project by June 5. Call Governor Murphy between 9AM and 5PM at […]
In Your Opinion: NJDEP Can Stop Environmental Threats Posed By Compressor Station 206 and NESE
Submitted by the Franklin Township Task Force on Compressor Station 206 and NESE. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) wrote: “The use, enjoyment, and existence of uncontaminated natural resources is a right common to the general public” in their March 27, 2019 lawsuit against E.I. DuPont DeNemours & Co. in the Parlin section […]
