Governor Approves New Gas Pipeline Through New Jersey to New York Through Raritan Bay

The New Jersey Tidelands Resource Council approved a critical state license for the Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) pipeline, advancing a project that will transport Pennsylvania natural gas through New Jersey waters to customers in New York.

The approval under Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s administration marks a major reversal from prior New Jersey administrations that repeatedly blocked or denied permits for the pipeline over environmental concerns tied to Raritan Bay.

The 23-mile pipeline project, proposed by energy company Williams, would move fracked natural gas from Pennsylvania through portions of New Jersey and into New York.

State approval from the Tidelands Resource Council represented one of the final major regulatory hurdles for the controversial infrastructure project.