The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on December 1 issued its opinion on the stay of the Army Corps of Engineers’ Nationwide Permit 12 (NWP12) it had granted in early November for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). The challenge to
Congressional Subcommittee Queries FERC on Landowner Issues
The U.S. House Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (part of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform) has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to address several issues involving conflicts between landowners and natural gas pipeline companies.
U.S. Senate Confirms Two New FERC Commissioners
The U.S. Senate on November 30 confirmed the two nominees for outstanding vacancies on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The two new commissioners are: Mark Christie, Republican, who has been a longtime member and most recently Chairman of the Virginia
Federal appeals court explains stay of Mountain Valley Pipeline waterbody construction
Card – Charleston Gazette-Mail – 12/2/20
Header Injustice Project is Dismissed by Virginia State Corporation Commission
Card – Food & Water Watch – 12/2/20 Related: Controversial natural gas station in Chesapeake won’t happen — at least for now
Virginia Lawmaker Coordinated Support for Mountain Valley Pipeline With Project’s Lobbyist
Card – Energy and Policy Institute – 12/3/20
Congressional subcommittee questions Mountain Valley Pipeline project extension, FERC oversight
Card – Charleston Gazette-Mail – 11/27/20
Md. pipeline approval draws fire over CO2, ‘toxic burdens’
Card – E&E Energywire – 12/3/20
With offshore wind, Virginia hopes a 21st-century manufacturing boom will offset a hefty price tag
Card – Virginia Mercury – 11/30/20
As solar farms multiply across Virginia, officials reckon with land use challenges
Card – Virginia Mercury – 12/1/20