NORTH BROOKLYN — THE PROSPECT OF REVIVING THE EXPANSION OF A CONTROVERSIAL FRACKED-GAS PIPELINE through Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island has drawn protests from elected officials and the public. Congressmember Nydia M. Velázquez, D-7, last week submitted a comment letter to Cheryl A Sandrow of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation’s Division of Environmental Permits asking her to carefully evaluate the public comments that have been submitted. She raised several concerns about the revival of the proposed Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) Project, an expansion of the Transco natural gas pipeline to carry fracked gas from Pennsylvania through New Jersey and under the NY/NJ Harbor. The project, which the Trump administration supports, poses risks to sensitive marine ecosystem

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