NCDEQ approves water, air permits for SSEP

Man holding up sign that reads "SSEP: No benefits, only risks!"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDec. 19, 2025 CONTACT Andy Li, andy.li@sierraclub.org RALEIGH, N.C. — Today, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has approved the water and air permits for Transco’s proposed Southeast Supply Enhancement Project pipeline. The NCDEQ approved the air permit on Dec. 18 and the water permit on Dec. 19. The SSEP project includes…

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NC DEQ approves water permit for MVP Southgate pipeline

Community leaders, grassroots organizations and members of the public spoke out against Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Southgate project at a public hearing on MVP’s application for a 401 water quality permit. Photo by Kasey Kinsella of 7 Directions of Service

Today, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued a Clean Water Act Section 401 certification for Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC’s proposed methane gas pipeline “Southgate,” rejecting concerns raised by North Carolina community members that the project would pollute streams and wetlands and harm protected aquatic species.

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Community speaks out after Moriah Energy Center issued air quality permit

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 11, 2024 CONTACTJuhi Modi, North Carolina Field Coordinator, juhi@appvoices.orgDan Radmacher, Media Specialist, dan@appvoices.org ROUGEMONT, N.C.  — On Thursday, Oct. 10, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality approved an air quality permit for the Moriah Energy Center, a proposed liquefied methane gas facility in Rougemont, N.C., that would…

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