pipelines

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.

“Shut Down America’s Most Dangerous Pipeline”

Livestream recording available here 

Advisory: Indigenous and Environmental Advocates Rally with Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel Ahead of Oral Arguments on Dangerous Line 5 Pipeline

Media Advisory: Thursday, March 21 @ 12:00PM (EST) in Cincinnati, Ohio

Indigenous and Environmental Advocates Rally with Michigan Attorney General 

Dana Nessel Ahead of Oral Arguments on Dangerous Line 5 Pipeline 

Federal Regulators Put Communities, Climate at Risk by Rubber-Stamping TVA’s Proposed Cumberland Pipeline

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the Tennessee Valley Authority’s proposed 32-mile Cumberland Pipeline. The decision to give the green light to this dangerous methane gas pipeline project ignores the significant and long-lasting damage it will do to the climate, utility customers, and Tennessee communities.  

FERC extends MVP Southgate certificate for an additional three years

Despite overwhelming public opposition, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission granted a three-year extension of Mountain Valley Pipeline’s certificate for their Southgate extension.