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Natural Awakenings South Jersey

Action Alert: Pipeline Project

Communities in Burlington, Monmouth and Ocean County, as well as Pinelands activists, are raising concerns regarding a proposal by New Jersey Natural Gas to construct the Southern Reliability Link Pipeline, a 28-mile, 30-inch high-pressure natural gas pipeline beginning in Chesterfield Township, in Burlington County, and going through North Hanover into Upper Freehold, in Monmouth County, crossing into Plumsted and Jackson, in Ocean County, and ending in Manchester Township. The proposed pipeline will also go through portions of the Pinelands.

Food & Water Watch, an organization that champions healthy food and clean water for all, cites many concerns about the proposed pipeline project and encourages concerned citizens of the areas impacted by the project to contact their mayors and local leaders and ask them to protect the health, safety and well-being of their communities by passing a resolution opposing the Southern Reliability Link pipeline.

The organization notes that pipelines are constantly at risk of leaks, spills and explosions, and that homes within 50 feet of the project can suffer from these types of accidents. Pipelines can also reduce property value and the construction machinery may have a long-term negative impact on the surrounding vegetation. Food & Water Watch also notes that the project will increase the community’s dependence on extreme energy sources and that it does not fall within the scope of the New Jersey Pinelands Commission’s comprehensive management plan.

For more information, call Lena Smith, with Food & Water Watch, at 732-839-0878, email [email protected] or visit FoodAndWaterWatch.org.

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