Sandra Steingraber

Zeldin said the natural gas would go to states in New England. If built, the pipeline would go through the Catskills and Southern Tier to connect with other pipelines near Albany.

"We also need to do a whole lot of work in the coming years to make sure we are building a truly equitable and just democracy," said one of the rally organizers, Joanna Green.

A New York metastudy details the adverse effects fracking has on Pennsylvania's environment, its climate and human health.