Property Rights and Pipeline Center

🚜 In Iowa, the race for governor is spotlighting a big question: should eminent domain be used to seize land for pipelines? GOP candidates are weighing in — and the answers could shape the future of energy and land rights in the state.
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/where-iowas-gop-governor-candidates-091152142.html
Learn more at pipelinecenter.org

📢 Communities across North Carolina are speaking out against proposed pipeline expansion:
🌱 At a statewide meeting, residents voiced strong opposition to new gas infrastructure.
👥 In Kernersville, a packed hearing drew concerned citizens from the Triad and even Virginia.
✊ Ahead of the hearing, an anti-pipeline rally highlighted growing grassroots resistance.
These voices reflect mounting concern over safety, cost, and climate impacts.
Read more and explore resources at pipelinecenter.org
Links:
NC Residents Speak Out ➡️ https://www.wfdd.org/environment/2025-09-05/residents-across-north-carolina-speak-out-against-pipeline-expansion-project-at-state-meeting
Kernersville Hearing ➡️ https://www.hpenews.com/archives/hearing-on-gas-pipeline-draws-a-crowd/article_6e791f6f-698b-58a8-907b-ef4f91da0687.html
Anti-Pipeline Rally ➡️ https://www.hpenews.com/kernersville/news/local/anti-pipeline-rally-precedes-public-hearing/article_3f5097f2-e25b-5378-bd10-e682e9758a2e.html

🎙️ New podcast drop: How to Stop a Pipeline explores the strategies, stories, and communities fighting back against dangerous pipeline projects. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ChF1tIq0TxenMPlb6HZTf?si=bbe611df09194784&nd=1&dlsi=6cee549596a04aea
Learn more and find resources at pipelinecenter.org

HOW TO STOP A PIPELINE: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ChF1tIq0TxenMPlb6HZTf?si=bbe611df09194784&nd=1&dlsi=6cee549596a04aea

Pipeline safety is under fire on multiple fronts:
🚨 In New York, two inspectors were charged with faking hundreds of gas pipeline safety tests — raising serious questions about oversight and accountability.
⚠️ And on the Mountain Valley Pipeline, advocates like Maury Johnson are demanding answers about whether federal regulators are covering up safety concerns.
The risks are real, and communities deserve transparency.
Read more and explore resources at pipelinecenter.org
Links:
NY Pipeline Safety Scandal ➡️ https://pgjonline.com/news/2025/august/two-inspectors-charged-with-faking-gas-pipeline-safety-tests-in-new-york
MVP Safety Concerns ➡️ https://pipelinefighters.org/news/maury-johnson-is-phmsa-part-of-a-cover-up-over-safety-concerns-on-the-mountain-valley-pipeline/

TWO INSPECTORS CHARGED WITH FAKING GAS PL SAFETY TESTS IN NY: https://pgjonline.com/news/2025/august/two-inspectors-charged-with-faking-gas-pipeline-safety-tests-in-new-york
FEDS SAY THE TWO FABRICATED HUNDREDS OF PIPELINE INSPECTION REPORTS.

MVP FIGHTER MAURY JOHNSON AT PL FIGHTERS HUB: IS PHMSA PART OF A COVER-UP OVER SAFETY CONCERNS ON THE MVP?: https://pipelinefighters.org/news/maury-johnson-is-phmsa-part-of-a-cover-up-over-safety-concerns-on-the-mountain-valley-pipeline/

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff is preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Mississippi Crossing Project (MSX) and the South System Expansion 4 Project (SSE4).

The deadline to submit comments is October 6, 2025, at 5 PM EST.

When submitting comments, please reference the correct docket number:
MSX: CP25-514-000
SSE4: CP25-517-000

Interested in learning more about the project?

🔹Read the Notice of Intent: https://bit.ly/45VK9L9
🔹Explore the MSX Project page: https://bit.ly/47BHB67
🔹Explore the SSE4 Project page: https://bit.ly/3VahWds

Have questions? Contact FERC’s Office of Public Participation at [email protected] or call 202-502-6595 for assistance.