American energy dominance depends on permitting reform

Published May 31, 2026 7:00am ET



Earlier this month, the 4th Circuit denied a motion from activist groups trying to stop construction of our Southeast Supply Enhancement project — a 55-mile, $1.2 billion pipeline expansion that will create jobs and deliver U.S.-produced natural gas to nearly 10 million homes across four Eastern states. 

The lawsuit, spearheaded by the Sierra Club, was filed shortly after another activist group, the Southern Environmental Law Center, asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to suspend our lawfully issued Clean Water Act permit for SSE. Similar lawsuits from similar groups have been filed against another project in the region, MVP Southgate.

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