Pipeline company Williams has filed an application to revive natural gas pipeline project from Pennsylvania to New York, following a vow last year by President Donald Trump to resurrect the long-embattled project.

On Jan. 8, Williams applied to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reissue a certificate to allow the construction of the Constitution Pipeline, a 124-mile pipeline to carry gas from Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, to markets in New York and New England.

FERC had originally authorized the pipeline in 2014, but Williams cancelled it in 2020 following years of opposition from environmental groups and landowners. The company also struggled to get required permits to fell trees and disturb wetlands from federal and state regulators.  

President Donald Trump last April said he wants to see the pipeline built, suggesting he might “use the extraordinary powers of the federal government.”