{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://langworthy.house.gov/media/press-releases/langworthy-leads-letter-calling-governor-hochul-end-opposition-northern-access", "Langworthy Leads Letter Calling on Governor Hochul to End Opposition to the Northern Access Pipeline and Key Natural Gas Infrastructure Projects", "2024-12-05", "2024", "2024-12", "Republican", "House", "NY", "Nicholas A. Langworthy", "L000600", "langworthy.house.gov", "langworthy", "https://langworthy.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) led members of the New York and Pennsylvania Congressional delegations in sending a letter to New York Governor Kathy Hochul, expressing concern over the cancellation of the Northern Access Pipeline, a proposed $500 million investment in natural gas infrastructure that would\u2019ve created thousands of good-paying jobs. The letter calls on Governor Hochul to reconsider her administration\u2019s interpretation of the Clean Water Act (CWA), which has blocked critical energy projects in the region and cost New York significant economic opportunities.\n\n\u201cThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation\u2019s (DEC) decision to stand in the way of this key natural gas pipeline infrastructure project \u2014 despite Federal approval \u2014 caused extensive delays and increased project costs, with the ongoing challenge of trying to develop in the current regulatory environment in New York,\u201d the lawmakers wrote. \u201cThis action has once again robbed our state of a key opportunity for greater energy security and prevented increased access across the Northeast, the Midwest, and Canada to affordable, reliable natural gas.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe construction of the Northern Access Pipeline would have represented an investment of an estimated $500 million, with much of that investment directly into New York. Some of our state\u2019s most rural counties in the Southern Tier could have benefited from increased local tax revenue and new jobs to complete this integral pipeline. Initial project estimates expected a peak construction workforce at 1,680 jobs, with much of the work expected to have been completed by companies in New York,\u201d the letter continued.\n\nThe letter also highlighted that House Republicans have already taken action to address this issue by passing H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, which includes provisions to prevent states like New York from using an overly broad interpretation of the Clean Water Act to obstruct federally approved projects.\n\nThe letter was cosigned by Representatives Claudia Tenney (NY-24), Glenn \"GT\" Thompson (PA-15), Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14), Michael Lawler (NY-17), Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), Dan Meuser (PA-9), Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), Nick LaLota (NY-01), John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), and Mike Kelly (PA-16).", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T22:13:55Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://langworthy.house.gov/media/press-releases/langworthy-leads-letter-calling-governor-hochul-end-opposition-northern-access"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.4662150535732508, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}