ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — A meeting of the state's energy regulators on Thursday could decide the fate of a natural gas pipeline twice denied by New York. Actor and activist Mark Ruffalo spoke out Wednesday, lending his celebrity to environmental groups opposed to new fracked gas infrastructure.

They argued that the pipeline is unnecessary and will damage the environment and residents' finances, and joined the call of some state lawmakers urging the Public Service Commission to delay the vote. The PSC is the state's energy regulating body.

The controversial Williams Northeast Supply Enhancement or NESE pipeline would run through New York Harbor and into Far Rockaway, Queens. The PSC is projected to endorse National Grid’s gas plan by advocates like Ruffalo who worry the vote will greenlig

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