Water Prayer Walk begins 8/8/26. Action Item: Public Comment Deadline - Monday, May 4
- waterfallunityalli
- Apr 30
- 3 min read
Updated: May 1
Good afternoon Alliance family.
The renewed push behind the Constitution Pipeline is not just a single project. It is also a gateway to devastating industrial expansion – including energy-intensive data centers and fracked gas power stations. The project reflects a broader pattern of extractive development that threatens the health of our water, farms, cultures, and the rich biodiversity of the forests of New York.
But it doesn't have to be like this. The work of the Waterfall Unity Alliance is rooted in protecting the land and water, strengthening community, and the belief that we must come together to create solutions to the existential challenges of our time. We the People still have the power, but more than ever, we have to join our voices, walk the road and do the work of building a future of thriving communities, rich soil, productive farms, abundant fish, waterfalls, wildlife, clean water, healthy air and a stable climate.
Starting August 8, 2026 we are honored to be joining indigenous elders, faith leaders, and local community members, for a 95 mile Water Prayer Walk through towns along the route of the pipeline in New York State. Led by the women, we are walking the path of this pipeline through the ancestral territories of the Lenape, Susquehannock, and Haudenosaunee Peoples with a prayer of transformation – to turn this pipeline route into a songline of remembrance of the truths that we hold to be self-evident. People of all faiths and traditions are invited to walk and join our collective prayer for the water and for all life.
The walk will begin outside of Damascus, NY on August 8, 2026 on the banks of the Susquehanna River and will continue over the next two weeks to the Iroquois Compressor Station in the Town of Wright in Schoharie County. We invite all allies, teachers, students, farmers, neighbors, workers, artists, faith leaders, elected representatives and concerned relations to walk with us.
Please be in touch with erin@waterfallunityalliance.org if you would like to help with local organizing and/or outreach for the Water Prayer Walk.
...And please share these links and information with friends, neighbors and community groups. Many people are still uniformed about the pipeline and the broader risks it carries.
Wishing you a beautiful full flower moon.
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With hope, love and in unity always,
The Waterfall Unity Alliance
IMPORTANT WAYS TO TAKE ACTION
Deadline: Monday May 4th at 5pm - Submit a public comment to FERC!
FERC has opened a public comment period related to any environmental, cultural, or financial impacts that that the pipeline construction and compressor station expansion might cause. YOUR VOICE MATTERS! We need as many people as possible to submit comments.
Click here to read a sample comment submitted by Summit resident Wayne Stinson about the pipeline.
“Don’t build the pipeline because it is dangerous to human health and the environment” is a valid comment. There is no need to have the answers or provide specific details to FERC as they will be doing that investigation for themselves.
You can submit a comment with a few clicks through Food & Water Watch.
For more information on the scoping comment period, talking points and to submit comments directly to FERC, click on the button below.
ROUTE SIGNS & INTERACTIVE MAP
Understanding the impact of the proposed Constitution Pipeline starts with knowing where the route will cross our forests, roads, and waterways. Does the pipeline cross your property? Please email tanja@waterfallcenter.org to get a route sign. Delivery is available if you can’t pickup!
Want to check out the route in detail? Visit this interactive pipeline map created by FracTracker Alliance.
UPCOMING EVENTS
The explosion of data centers is one of the biggest affordability and environmental threats of our generation. This expansion is rapidly increasing demand for energy, driving more fossil fuel pollution, straining water resources, devouring land, and raising utility bills.
On May 13, Food & Water Watch will be organizing a rally in Albany and lobbying for legislation to press the pause button on data centers, fully assess their risks, and institute regulations to protect our communities, health, and environment!
MORE RESOURCES
Below is a list of some new resources that we have found to help keep you up to date on the current status of the pipeline, data centers and avenues for action. We are also sharing all of these resources on our Constitution Pipeline pages as well as our Data Center page.
StopTheCon Linktree - List by StopTheCon of resources, events and actions relating to the Constitution Pipeline
Brockovich Data Center Reporting - Toll and resources by famed American paralegal, consumer advocate, and environmental activist Erin Brokovich on community data center reporting.
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