Comments are due by 5 pm, Monday, August 3 on the request by Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc. (DETI), submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on July 10, for an extension of time of 1) one-year to address abandonment
New NEPA Regulations Challenged in Court
The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) filed a complaint July 29 with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia asking that the new regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), issued July 15 by the Council
Forest Service, Park Service Move Toward Reissuing New MVP Permits
The U.S. Forest Service (NFS) published on July 30 a Notice of Intent to prepare a Supplement Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) “to address the Fourth Circuit Court’s ruling, new information, and changed circumstances such
MVP Completion Percentage is Overstated
The owners of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) have repeatedly proclaimed that over 90% of the project has been completed, no doubt to bolster confidence from their investors and stockholders so that they continue investing. An examination by ABRA of
Two New FERC Commissioners Nominated
President Trump has nominated two new Commissioners to serve on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Mark Christie, chairman of the Virginia State Corporation Commission for the past 16 years, was nominated to fill the seat of departing Commissioner Bernard McNamee,
Book Recommendation: The Next Great Migration
The Next Great Migration: The Beauty and Terror of Life on the Move by Sonia Shah (Bloomsbury, 2020) fascinatingly explores why species migrate – humans, animals and plants. Shah, author of the best-selling book Pandemic, discusses the history and the interaction of
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline was canceled. What happens to all the land acquired for it?
Card – Virginia Mercury – 7/29/20
No longer in Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s path, landowners consider next steps
Card – Energy News Network – 7/30/20
Defeat of Atlantic Coast Pipeline rooted in homegrown legal strategy
Card – Richmond Times-Dispatch – 7/24/20
Hallelujah. What’s next?: The defeat of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline is only the beginning
Card – CVILLE – 7/29/20