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FERC’s unlawful resurrection of zombie gas pipeline threatens communities, but Governor Hochul can still protect New Yorkers and the environment

FERC’s unlawful resurrection of Transco’s zombie gas pipeline threatens communities

Earthjustice and the Eastern Environmental Law Center challenged FERC’s reissuance of the certificate for the Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) gas pipeline on behalf of Central Jersey Safe Energy Coalition, Food & Water Watch, New Jersey League of Conservation Voters Education Fund, NY/NJ Baykeeper, Princeton Manor Homeowners Association, and Sierra Club, with co-litigant NRDC.

Here’s what Earthjustice is doing about it.

Project in limbo after PVSC ignored significant community opposition to the project

New York is violating the state’s climate law and must issue regulations to reduce climate pollution by February 2026

In a landmark decision issued Friday, October 24, 2025, the New York State Supreme Court-Albany County, ruled that the state is violating its nation-leading climate law and directed the NYS-Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to put forward regulations to reduce climate emissions by February 6, 2026. The deadline under the state’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) to finalize regulations was January 2024.

In a series of recent moves, the administration is opening most of the vast and precious Arctic ecosystem to drilling.

At the expense of communities and our climate, this massive public lands attack auctions off treasured lands in the nation’s largest wildlife refuge to benefit fossil fuel companies

In the Northeast, our work is helping to keep us moving forward in the fight for environmental and climate justice, clean air and water, and the right to a healthy environment for all.

The Department of the Interior is taking steps to offer up millions of acres of public land for drilling in the Arctic despite the ongoing government shutdown

Governor Hochul must accelerate transmission and battery storage to save New Yorkers money, not prop up expensive, polluting gas plants

The California Ratepayer Protection Act (AB 1167) prevents utilities from forcing customers to pay for utility lobbying and advertising costs

Earthjustice sent a letter on October 10, 2025 to New York Independent System Operator responding to its draft 2025–2034 Comprehensive Reliability Plan outlining several concerns and suggestions for changes.

It’s up to Governor Newsom to sign AB 1167 into law and give Californians the protections other states are already enjoying.

The Line 5 pipeline has already leaked over 1 million gallons of oil to date and threatens the Great Lakes. Time is running out to stop one company’s dangerous plans to keep the oil flowing.

Groups urge DEP to address pressing concerns on application to build the largest gas plant in the country to power data centers

The state’s new law shows that clean energy measures are gaining ground state-by-state, despite Trump and the fossil fuel industry’s nefarious efforts to prop up gas.