“Such costs should not be overlooked when making decisions about pipeline development in the region,” the report says.
Development of natural gas pipelines and associated infrastructure is resulting in significant costs to the environment and communities in the Delaware River Basin (DRB), a new study conducted for the New Jersey Conservation Foundation finds. The costs that can be quantified could be as much as US$2.4 billion for two pipelines alone – in addition to costs that cannot yet be quantified.
“Such costs should not be overlooked when making decisions about pipeline development in the region,” the report says.
