New York Approves Trump-Backed Gas Pipeline

[In It to Win It]

NEW YORK ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORS on Friday approved a major Trump-backed underwater gas pipeline in a U-turn for state energy policy.
The state Department of Environmental Conservation issued crucial water permits for the Northeast Supply Enhancement project, which it had rejected three times in the past.

At the same time, the dec announced that the even larger Constitution pipeline, slated to cross New York into New England, would not move ahead. Both pipelines were priorities for President Donald Trump, who railed against Governor Kathy Hochul on social media earlier this week for moving too slowly on the projects.

Hochul said she stood by the dec’s decisions.

https://nysfocus.com/2025/11/07/nese-gas-pipeline-approval-hochul-trump-new-york

⚠️ Breaking: Hochul administration approves 3x rejected, Trump-backed NESE pipeline, the first of its kind in New York in at least a decade.

Story: nysfocus.com/2025/11/07/n...

— Colin Kinniburgh (@colinreports.bsky.social) 2025-11-07T18:07:15.929Z

[Renew Deal]

1. It's a political move

Hochul is probably sensitive to attacks about rising gas prices, especially after some congressional funding rollbacks

[obamanut2012]

2. My first thought, too