It was six-years ago this week that Dominion Energy began contacting local officials in Virginia and West Virginia to advise them of the company’s plans to build a natural gas pipeline through their communities. Initially called the Southeast Reliability Project,
Additional Public Hearing Scheduled for Header Improvement Project
The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) announced May 27 that additional public testimony on Virginia Natural Gas’s proposed Header Improvement Project (HIP) will be received on June 8 at a virtual hearing, webcast by the SCC. The deadline for filing
ARTivism Virginia Holding Concerts and Workshops on Thursdays
ARTivism Virginia, an initiative to connect artists and activists in Virginia in the fight for environmental justice, is conducting a series of online concerts and workshops on Thursday through the end of June. The Sun Sing in Place concert Series,
Appeals Court Urged to Keep Freeze on Army Corps’ NWP 12 for Pipelines
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has been urged to uphold a Federal District Court in Montana’s ruling prohibiting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Nationwide Permit 12 (NWP12) program from issuing new permits for oil and natural gas pipelines.
Trump Calls for Reducing Regulations to Aide Economic Recovery
President Trump issued an Executive Order on May 19 to reduce regulatory requirements to support businesses in recovering from the economic downturn brought on by COVID-19. The Order states that: Agencies should address this economic emergency by rescinding, modifying, waiving,
Comment Period Extended for Header Improvement Project
The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) has extended the comment period for the proposed Header Improvement Project (HIP), a proposal by Virginia Natural Gas for a pipeline expansion to serve a new power plant in Charles City, VA. The SCC
The Future of LNG Exports Increasingly Looks Shaky
A recently released analysis of the future financial prospects for liquified natural gas (LNG) strongly suggests that markets are imploding. The LNG issue becomes relevant for those concerned about efforts to build new, unneeded natural gas pipelines because of excessive
New Study: Solar and Wind Puts Existing Coal, Gas at Risk
Solar photovoltaic (PV) and onshore wind are now the cheapest sources of new energy generation sources for at least two-thirds of the global population., according to a new analysis by BloombergNEF (BNEF). The BNEF analysis “shows that the global benchmark
ACP Construction Yard in Goshen Approved by County Planning Commission
The Rockbridge County, VA Planning Commission approved on May 13 a site plan for a proposed construction storage yard for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) in Goshen, VA. The 4-0 vote (with one abstention) came despite 95 of the 99
ACP Responds to Buckingham Compressor Station Court Decision
Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC (ACP, LLC) has finally submitted a response to the January 7 decision by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to vacate the Buckingham compressor station. ACP, LLC made recently two supplemental information submissions to the Virginia