Compressor Free Franklin is dedicated to studying the possible health, economic, and social impacts of an impending natural gas compressor station in Franklin, NY. The group will seek to inform the citizens of Franklin and provide a forum for citizens to discuss those impacts and ways to protect our health, our property values, and our rural way of life. The group will also organize to oppose and prevent the approval and construction of the compressor and the pipeline for which it is designed.
This group was created in 2014 when the NED pipeline was proposed, including a compressor station on Otego Rd.
We are reorganizing in 2025 as the revival of the permitting of the Constitution Pipeline project gets under way. This time on a very shortened time frame for NYSDEC to consider the application for a Water Quality Certificate — six months — thanks to the current federal guideline changes.