The Fourth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals on July 26 struck down the latest permit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) had issued for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP). The issue arose from a requirement in the
Sixteen State AGs Urge Supreme Court to Take Forest Service Case
Sixteen Republican State Attorneys General, led by West Virginia AG Patrick Morrisey, filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to accept the appeal made by the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC (ACP, LLC) to overturn the Fourth
Dominion Has Sufficient Pipeline Capacity, Witnesses Tell Virginia SCC
Two witnesses appearing before a July 30 Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) hearing on the proposed fuel factor for Dominion Energy to use in calculating future customer rates testified that the company has sufficient pipeline capacity to meet future energy
Dominion Responds to FERC’s Request for Tox Info on ACP Pipe
Leaching of coating chemicals used in pipe materials for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) is “not a significant pathway and will not result in human health risks,” so stated a July 23 filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
LaFleur’s exit will leave 3 commissioners — and anxiety
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West Virginia Legislators Tour MVP Construction Sites
Five members of the West Virginia House of Delegates on July 16 toured construction sites along the Mountain Valley Pipeline route in Summers County, WV, near where the pipeline would cross the Greenbrier River. The tour, which was hosted by
Virginia Legislators Ask FERC to Suspend ACP Certificate
Eighteen members of the Virginia General Assembly – 4 Senators and 14 Delegates – wrote the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission late last week asking the Commission to issue a stop work order and revoke the Certificate of Public Convenience that
Friends of Nelson Hear About Landslides, Fossil Fuel Development
There was a standing room only crowd at a June 30 Friends of Nelson meeting in Lovingston, VA that featured presentations by Dr. Mary Finley-Brooks, University of Richmond, on the impacts of fossil fuel development (above), and by Ann Carter
Crucial Legal Decisions Expected in Coming Months
Construction activity on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline was suspended several months ago as the result of a stay from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding a successful challenge to the endangered species biological opinion that had been issued by
ACP Appeals Forest Service Decision to U.S. Supreme Court
Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC (ACP, LLC) on June 25 filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to review the December 13, 2018 decision of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals that said the U.S. Forest Service lacked