Virginia DEQ approves water permits for controversial SSEP pipeline 

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 29, 2025 CONTACTDan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, [email protected]  RICHMOND, Va. — On Dec. 23, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality approved the Virginia Water Protection Permit and Upland Certification for the Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC’s methane gas pipeline “Southeast Supply Enhancement Project.” The approval comes despite deep public opposition…

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Feeling Powerless on Their Own Property 

Methane gas pipeline marker for an East Tennessee Natural Gas line. “Normal people don't have the resources to take them to court,” says Amy Sexton about Enbridge, later adding, “We didn't want to go to court. We didn't want to have this fight.” Photo by Abby Hassler, Appalachian Voices

Many landowners, neighbors and community advocates are contending with the massive buildout of methane gas — dubbed “natural gas” by the fossil fuel industry — in Tennessee. This huge increase in gas infrastructure is driven in large part by the Tennessee Valley Authority.

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