pipelines

Forsyth County Passes Resolution Opposing Transco’s Proposed Southeast Supply Enhancement Project

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Aug. 28, 2025) - Today, the Forsyth County Commissioners unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution opposing Transco’s proposed Southeast Supply Enhancement Project (SSEP).

Groups file challenge against FERC’s unlawful, blanket suspension of own construction regulation

Washington, DC – A coalition of public interest groups, landowners, and fishermen filed a challenge to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ‘waiver order’ that allows FERC to avoid its own regulations for construction of pipelines and Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) facilities. 

Trump’s Army Corps Hands Industry Blank Check to Harm Nation’s Waters

Washington, DC — The Center for Biological Diversity, Friends of the Earth, Sierra Club and Waterkeeper Alliance today submitted comments strongly condemning the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ proposal to reissue its Nationwide Permit program. Changes proposed by the Trump administration would pave the way for even more harmful and toxic activities in sensitive waters and wetlands across the United States.

New Report: Global Bank Financing of Fossil Fuels Totals $869B In 2024, A Dramatic Increase In Financing

Banking on Climate Chaos reveals banks financed $429B in companies expanding fossil fuels in 2024

Guilford County Commissioners pass resolution on Transco’s Southeast Supply Enhancement Project

GREENSBORO, NC - Last night, on World Environment Day, the Guilford County Commissioners unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution, asking for a more thorough analysis of the proposed Southeast Supply Enhancement Project (SSEP).

Midway Town Council passes resolution opposing Transco’s Southeast Supply Enhancement Project

MIDWAY, N.C. — Last night, Midway became the first municipality to pass a resolution against the proposed Southeast Supply Enhancement Project. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC — a subsidiary of Williams Companies commonly referred to as Transco — wants to construct 54 miles of methane gas pipeline and increase the horsepower of compressor stations in Virginia and North Carolina. 

Keystone Pipeline Burst Shows Continued Risk of Oil Reliance

Fargo, ND - A major burst and spill of 3,500 barrels of oil on the Keystone pipeline Tuesday marks the 23rd spill from the pipeline in its 15 years of operation. The North Dakota Sierra Club fought the pipeline at its inception and have repeatedly warned weak building materials and leaking pumping stations pose a threat to public safety, water resources and agricultural land. Reporting since that time has confirmed concerns over flaws in the pipeline's initial design. 

Court order stops construction of TVA’s Cumberland Pipeline

Nashville, Tennessee — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has paused two essential water permits for the proposed Cumberland Gas Pipeline, which would cut through parts of Dickson, Houston, and Stewart Counties in Middle Tennessee. The stays, which freeze the permits until the court issues final rulings sometime next year, were issued late Friday afternoon and halt pipeline construction activities.

Sierra Club, Public Citizen Sue FERC for Flawed Approval of Texas Gas Pipeline to Mexico

Today Sierra Club and Public Citizen sued FERC for its approval of ONEOK’s Saguaro Connector Pipeline that would export massive amounts of methane gas from West Texas to Mexico for further transport, liquefaction, and export primarily to Asia.

Sierra Club Statement: FERC Allows Disastrous Mountain Valley Pipeline to Go Into Service

Today, despite ten years of fierce community opposition and countless failures and violations, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) granted approval to allow the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline to go into service.

Federal Lawsuit Challenges Approval of Cumberland Pipeline

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of the Sierra Club and Appalachian Voices, has filed a lawsuit challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s decision to approve the 32-mile Cumberland Pipeline — a dangerous and unnecessary methane gas pipeline that will do long-lasting damage to the climate, Tennessee Valley Authority customers, local waterways, and nearby communities.

Groups Petition D.C. Circuit to Review Decision to Extend MVP Southgate Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Late yesterday, a number of conservation groups filed a petition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission decision to extend the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Southgate Project.