Card – Science News – 11/19/21
Release of final SEIS for ACP restoration is delayed
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has announced a revised schedule for releasing a final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) and making a final decision on the restoration plan that had been submitted for the now-cancelled Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Originally,
Key decisions on MVP to be made soon
Several key decisions are due to be made soon concerning necessary permits for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). Here’s a review of some key dates: Army Corps of Engineers consideration of a 404 permit for the MVP to cross streams
Senate confirms new FERC Commissioner
Willie Phillips has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The November 16 action was on a voice vote. Phillips has been Chair of the District of Columbia Public Service
New Director of the National Park Service is confirmed
Charles Sams was confirmed as the new Director of the National Park Service on a voice vote by the U.S. Senate on November 18. Sams has been a member of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council and has served as
Two legal challenges to MVP heard before Fourth Circuit
A three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments on October 29 on two separate cases brought by ABRA members challenging permits issued for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). The first case, Wild Virginia v. U.S.
WV mine safety site gets O.K., despite environmental concerns
A proposed mine safety test facility to be located in Mace, WV, straddling the Pocahontas-Randolph county line, has been approved by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), despite strong opposition over environmental issues from conservation groups in
A virtual tour of Proposed Shenandoah Mountain Scenic Area
Friends of Shenandoah Mountain (FSM), a long-time ABRA member, has proposed that a 90,000-acre tract of the George Washington National Forest be designated by Congress as a National Scenic Area. FSM has just created a virtual tour of the proposed
WV Highlands Conservancy voices concerns over forest project
A proposed project in the Monongahela National Forest (MNF) has evoked strong concerns from the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy (Conservancy), the state’s most prominent conservation organization and a founding member of ABRA. The stated purpose by the MNF of the
Will property owners who lost land to scuttled Atlantic Coast Pipeline get it back?
Card – NC Policy Watch – 10/28/21 Related: The Atlantic Coast Pipeline is dead. But for some WV landowners, it lives on