Card – StateImpact Pennsylvania – 12/10/18
We Don’t Mine Enough Rare Earth Metals to Replace Fossil Fuels With Renewable Energy
Card – Motherboard – 12/12/18
Offshore transmission seeks second wind
Card – E&E News – 12/12/18
Fourth Circuit is Asked to Stay ACP’s Fish and Wildlife Permit
A motion to stay the U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s (FWS) latest Biological Opinion and Incidental Take Statement for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) was filed November 30 with the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals by the Southern Environmental Law Center
Air Board Urged to Reject ACP’s Late Efforts on Compressor Station Vote
The Virginia Air Pollution Control Board has been asked to reject eleventh-hour attempt by Dominion Energy to insert new conditions and provisions into the pending air quality permit for the project’s compressor station in Buckingham County without input from the
U.S. Senate Confirms Fifth Member of FERC
Bernard McNamee, Executive Director of the Office of Policy for the U.S. Department of Energy, was confirmed December 6 to be a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). His approval came on a 50-49 vote, with all Democrats
Nelson County Turns Down ACP Floodplain Variance Request
The Nelson County Board of Zoning Appeals denied on December 3, by a 3-2 vote, four of Dominion Energy’s applications for the variances to the County’s flood plain ordinance needed to construct the Atlantic Coast Pipeline across flood plains in
Virginia to Establish a Methane Leakage Work Group
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) announced December 3 that it is establishing an ad hoc work group of stakeholders to develop a framework for limiting methane leakage from natural gas infrastructure. The group will support DEQ in its
Northam’s struggle to explain air board move suggests it’s exactly what it appears to be
Card – Virginia Mercury – 12/5/18
Atlantic Coast Pipeline hits another speed bump in Nelson County
Card – The News & Advance – 12/5/18