Take action to stop Transco's polluting project and protect clean air in North Carolina!

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Right now, there is a massive proposed gas pipeline buildout in North Carolina. This buildout is unnecessary and would harm the state's natural resources and communities.

The construction of one proposed project, Transco's Southeast Supply Enhancement Project (SSEP), would further pollute communities already experiencing high levels of air pollution.

Many of the project's adverse health effects could be avoided if Transco installs electric compressors instead of new fossil fuel-fired combustion sources at compressor stations in North Carolina.

A recent report from the Sierra Club and 7 Directions of Service noted that if SSEP is built, "increased emissions may affect local air quality within Environmental Justice communities near Compressor Stations 150 and 155."

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) is accepting public comments on draft air quality permits for both compressor stations until Nov. 19.

Take action to stop this dangerous proposal and protect clean air in North Carolina: Tell the NCDEQ to deny this project any air permits!

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Deny Transco's air permits (Transco150.25A, Transco155.25A)

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Dear NC Division of Air Quality Director Mike Abraczinskas, Over the summer and fall, four North Carolina municipalities have passed resolutions of concern or against Transco's proposed Southeast Supply Enhancement Project (SSEP). This is meaningful and important. DEQ cannot ignore our communities' elected officials speaking out on their concerns about this project. Additionally, thirty-six state legislators sent a letter to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) asking for denials of permits for this proposed project. NCDEQ cannot ignore - as Transco did - the fact that fine particulate matter ("PM2.5") pollution is already high in the communities where Transco proposes to build SSEP, including in the communities surrounding Compressor Stations 150 and 155. Transco could avoid causing many of the project's adverse health effects by electrifying the compressor stations instead of building new fossil fuel-fired combustion sources. Please require Transco to provide a detailed description of electrification alternatives for its proposed gas-powered compressors, and require Best Available Control Technology (BACT) for the compressor stations. Thank you for listening to our communities and protecting our air quality by denying these permits.

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