Trump administration officials hailed “innovation over regulation” Tuesday at a ceremonial groundbreaking for a natural gas pipeline that was staunchly opposed by “green” activists for a decade.
The Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline project will run underwater off the city’s coast to transfer gas from Pennsylvania to the Big Apple region to meet sky-high energy demands in the area, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said at the ceremony at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn.
“One of the things we’re celebrating is innovation over regulation, and we’re celebrating perseverance and common sense,” he said along with other Trump cabinet leaders and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, a Republican running for governor.
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