Recordings of recent stream monitoring webinars conducted by Trout Unlimited are now available via links. The March 7 event hosted by Appalachian Voices for Virginia is available here. The March 27 webinar for West Virginia, hosted by the West Virginia
Your Help Is Needed: Sign Up as a CSI Volunteer!
Recruitment of participating volunteers in ABRA’s Pipeline Compliance Surveillance Initiative (CSI) is underway. In order for the program to monitor construction activity for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to be fully effective, volunteers are needed. To sign-up, click here. To learn
Federal Court Dismisses Challenges to FERC Decision on ACP
Legal challenges to the October 13, 2017 the approval and permits for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) were dismissed on March 21 by the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.
ABRA Members Voice Opposition to ACP Request to Extend Tree Felling
Last week’s request by Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc. (DETI) for a two-month extension of the deadline for felling trees for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) has had vociferous opposition. DETI’s March 15 letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Investigation Requested of Potential Noncompliance by ACP
A request was filed March 22 on behalf of ABRA with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to investigate potential violations by Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) of the Commission’s Certificate and Virginia’s water quality certification. Aerial photographs taken earlier in
Stream Monitoring Webinar to Be Held March 27
A Volunteer Pipeline Visual Assessment Program has been developed by Trout Unlimited and the West Virginia Rivers Coalition to support and train volunteer citizen observers to identify, document and report pollution incidents associated with large-scale pipeline development. A free webinar
Outreach to Regulatory Agencies on CSI Begins
ABRA has begun an extensive outreach effort to establish working relationships with the government agencies that have responsibilities for inspecting and enforcing regulations governing the construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. A critical component of the Pipeline Compliance Surveillance Initiative
First CSI Incident Report is Made
The first incident of a suspected compliance violation has been reported and is being brought to the attention of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The occurrence is an apparent unauthorized access road and
CSI Volunteers Are Needed
The success of the Pipeline Compliance Surveillance Initiative (CSI) depends upon volunteer citizen activists stepping forward to participate in the all-important work of observation and reporting. This was the subject of an email sent Tuesday to the ABRA mailing list.
A Pipeline Storage Yard in West Virginia
The photo above, recently brought to ABRA’s attention, depicts a pipeline materials storage yard in northern West Virginia. Not sure if it’s for the ACP or MVP.