We, the undersigned, would like to start a petition against the proposed PennEast Pipeline. PennEast is a private business that will force people off their land, will create only short term jobs, and would only be a way for a private company to transport their gas from Pennsylvania through our backyard to somewhere else. Land, homes and businesses anywhere near the pipeline will see property values drop. This will impact the owners of those properties and our overall tax revenue contradicting the claims of a better economy in the area.
The environmental impact is by far the most worrying. Crossing 88 waterways, 44 wetlands, and 30 parks, this pipeline risks the area's natural beauty and the habitats of endangered species including the Bald Eagle, Ospreys and wood turtles among others.