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Williams NESE pipeline approved after previous rejections

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US President Trump sought revival of Williams gas pipes

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Constitution Pipeline withdrew permit application due to

incomplete information

(Adds details on Constitution Pipeline permit withdrawal)

By Scott DiSavino

NEW YORK, Nov 7 (Reuters) -

New York environmental regulators on Friday approved a water

permit for U.S. energy company Williams Cos' ( WMB )

long-delayed and controversial Northeast Supply Enhancement

natural gas pipeline project in New York, New Jersey and

Pennsylvania.

In addition, the company's Constitution gas pipe project

from Pennsylvania to New York withdrew its application for

permits.

Both projects were controversial in part because they were

previously rejected by environmental regulators in New York and

canceled by Williams in past years before U.S. President Donald

Trump sought their revival after returning to office this year.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

(DEC) said Constitution Pipeline withdrew its application for

permits on Friday, including the required Clean Water Act

Section 401 Water Quality Certification, after the DEC's

issuance of three Notices of Incomplete Application for

insufficient information.

The DEC said Constitution also failed to take action on the

federal level at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the

lead agency for interstate pipelines.

DEC's July 2, August 26, and September 30, 2025, notices

detailed the requirements necessary to meet New York's

thresholds for an application to be determined complete for

public review and comment, and said Constitution Pipeline "did

not fulfill these repeated information requests" and on November

7 formally withdrew the application from further consideration.