A proposal for a storage yard to be built in western Augusta County to serve construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) was tabled Thursday afternoon for 30 days by the county Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA). The site for
Compressor Station Air Permit Hearing Set for September 11
A public hearing before the Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board on the proposed air permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline compressor station in Buckingham County, VA (the only such facility planned in Virginia for the project) will be held
West Virginia Considering Relaxing Stream Crossing Standards
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) has opened a public comment period on proposed modifications to the West Virginia 401 Water Quality Certification for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Nationwide Permits, one of which is being proposed
Pipeline Visual Assessment Program Training Webinar – Thursday, 9/13
Hands Across the Appalachian Trail to be Held September 22
The third Annual “Hands Across the Appalachian Trail” has been announced for Saturday, September 22, from 10 am to noon at the Humpback Rocks Visitor Center, located at Milepost 5.8 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The event is designed to
Timeline of Defiance: Analysis Shows How ACP Games the System
An analysis released today by the Dominion Pipeline Monitoring Coalition (DPMC) vividly shows how the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC (ACP, LLC) is deceiving regulators and others, in defiance of the stop work order for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) project
MVP Authorized by FERC & Court to Resume Construction
The Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) project has been granted permission by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to resume construction activity. In an August 29 letter from Tom Turpin, Director of the Office of Energy Projects at FERC to the
New Study Is Released on Climate Change Litigation Trends
Court cases that seek regulatory action based on climate change considerations have a better chance of success if they are based on renewable energy or energy efficiency arguments, according to a new study released this month by George Washington University.
State Water Board Declines to Revisit Permit Approvals for ACP and MVP
The Virginia State Water Control Board chose this week not to reconsider its previous decision to approve water quality certification for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) and the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). At its August 21 meeting in Richmond the
FERC Approves Stabilization Plan for ACP Work Stoppage
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) granted on August 17 permission for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC (ACP, LLC) to implement plans to conduct interim work on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) during the period of the stop work order