The April 12 decision by the Virginia State Water Control Board to open a 30-day public comment period regarding individual waterbody crossing analyses for the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the Mountain Valley Pipeline is still lacking in implementing information.
Dominion Requests to Proceed with ACP Construction in West Virginia
Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc. (DETI), managing partner for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, filed on April 18 with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission a request to commence construction of the ACP by or before May 1, as follows: DETI . .
Sen. Kaine Expresses Concern About Treatment of MVP Protesters
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) posted a message on his Facebook page expressing concern over the treatment of protestors to the Mountain Valley Pipeline. His April 23 posting said: I have serious concerns about the situation in Southwest Virginia along the
CSI’s First Incident Report Receives FERC Attention
An ABRA request for an investigation by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of an incidence of non-compliance by the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC, filed on March 22 received attention from the agency the following day. The request had been
Pipeline Monitoring Training Sessions Planned
Several training sessions for volunteers to monitor water quality impacts for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the Mountain Valley Pipeline have been announced. April 26, 7:00 PM. Blacksburg Presbyterian Church, 701 Church Street SE, Blacksburg – Montgomery County, VA
FERC Seeks Public Input on its Process for Reviewing Natural Gas Projects
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission published on April 25 in the Federal Register a Notice of Inquiry seeking “information and stakeholder perspectives to help the Commission explore whether, and if so how, it should revise its approach under its currently
We Told You So!”
The photos above were taken on Monday, April 16, in the Valley Center area of Highland County, VA, following a night of heavy rainfall. The location is where the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) would cross Back Creek Valley. Seen on
Opening Brief Filed in Challenge to VA 401 Certification
An opening brief was filed on Tuesday, April 17, in the lawsuit that several ABRA member organizations have filed challenging the December 12 decision of the Virginia State Water Control Board to conditionally approve issuing a water quality certificate (under
Drone Training Session Set for April 28
ABRA and Friends of Nelson will be conducting an aerial monitoring training program on Saturday, April 28, from 12 noon to 4 pm at the Rockfish Valley Community Center, located south of Afton, VA. The program, part of ABRA’s Compliance
Banks participating in the credit facility for Atlantic Coast Pipeline LLC.
This information is courtesy of Oil Change International. For further information, see the article below in In the News.