On October 4, at the request of a coalition of clean water advocates including the Sierra Club and Appalachian Mountain Advocates, the Army Corps of Engineers suspended a permit that the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) must have in order to
New Report Predicts Dire Consequences From Climate Change
A new report issued October 8 by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a body within the United Nations, found that a continuation of greenhouse gas emissions at their current rate could warm the atmosphere by as much as
Fourth Circuit Hears Challenges to Forest Service and 401 Cases
A three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Richmond heard arguments last Friday, September 28, on two important cases challenging permits granted to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP). The first case challenged the December
MVP Has Another Permit Struck Down
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Huntington District’s Nationwide Permit 12 for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) was vacated on October 2 by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. At this time, the court’s action only applies in West Virginia.
Augusta County Board Tables – Again – Proposal for ACP Storage Yard
The Augusta County, VA Board of Zoning (BZA) tabled the potential Dominion Pipeline storage yard yet again during its Thursday, October 4 meeting. Only three of the five members of the BZA were present. This is the fifth time and
Trump to Nominate Former McGuireWoods Partner to FERC Vacancy
Bernard McNamee, Executive Director of the Office of Policy for the U.S. Department of Energy, is to be nominated by President Trump to be a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, it was announced October 3 by the White
Virginia Energy Plan 2018 Unveiled
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam released on October 2 the 2018 Virginia Energy Plan. In his announcement release, the plan was described as providing “a strategic vision for the Commonwealth’s energy policy over the next 10 years. With a focus on
Court Stays ACP Forest Service Permit, Stop Work Order Requested
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit this week ordered a stay of the Special Use Permit that had been issued by the U.S. Forest Service for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP). The September 24 Order was the
ABRA Begins Its Fifth Year
The Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance began its fifth year of existence earlier this month. Formed out of a July 2014 meeting of organizations and individuals in Virginia concerned about the then-proposed Southeast Reliability Project (predecessor proposal to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline),