RALEIGH, March 31 -- The Sierra Club released a report today on the impacts of Transco's proposed Southeast Supply Enhancement Project (SSEP) on communities in North Carolina, including low-income and communities of color.

This report serves to educate elected officials, regulators, and the public on some of the impacts of the proposed project that have been left out or minimized by Transco. The report provides recommendations for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ), and other decisionmakers to apply closer scrutiny to the major potential impacts of the proposed project.

The Sierra Club co-wrote the report with 7 Directions of Service, an Indigenous-led environm...