The new deadline for submitting comments on the adequacy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NWP 12 program for stream crossings of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the Mountain Valley Pipeline is only 8-days away: Friday, June 15. The
CSI Volunteer Ranks Grow, Team Leaders Needed
The number of persons who have signed up to participate as citizen observers and reporters of incidents of pipeline violations continues to grow. But, more volunteers are needed. To sign up, click here. ABRA is also assembling teams of incident
New DPMC Report Unveils Virginia DEQ Shortcomings
The report released this week by the Dominion Pipeline Monitoring Coalition describes the responses from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to a series of records requests the Dominion Pipeline Monitoring Coalition filed in the last two months to
New Study Says ACP and MVP Present Serious Threats to Drinking Water
“Numerous environmental risks associated with pipeline construction and operation present direct threats to groundwater resources,” according to a study released this week by the Natural Resources Defense Council. The study, Threats to Groundwater from the Mountain Valley Pipeline and Atlantic
U.S. Army Corps Asked to Suspend ACP’s Permit
Several ABRA member groups and others have requested the Army Corps of Engineers to “immediately notify Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC (‘Atlantic’) that authorization of construction of river, stream, and wetland crossings for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline under the Corps’ Nationwide
CSI Has New Online Incident Reporting Form Available
ABRA’s Compliance Surveillance Initiative program now has a convenient online form available for reporting observations of pipeline construction noncompliance and pollution incidents. The form which was developed in consultation with the West Virginia Rivers Coalition, Trout Unlimited and the Mountain
Status of: DEQ Website Status, NWP 12 Comment Period, Water Board Meeting
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) website which has been down since May 22, was due to operational again by June 1 (though as of 3 pm on June 1, it was not). As a result, the DEQ has
Army Corps Suspends Permit for MVP Crossing Some WV Rivers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has informed the corporation building the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MP) that it was partially suspending an important permit allowing the company to build the pipeline through streams in West Virginia. The action took place
ABRA Members Contest ACP’s Claim It Can Proceed with Construction
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on May 22 that it should be able to proceed with the pipeline project notwithstanding a May 15 Order from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals vacating the
The Yellow Lance Mussel: A New Challenge for the ACP
One of the reasons cited in the SELC/Appalmad letter as to why FERC should not to permit construction of the ACP to proceed in light of the Fourth Circuit decision is the recent listing of the yellow lance mussel on