The Virginia Supreme Court ruled on July 13 in two cases that challenged the right of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC (ACP, LLC) to survey their property under the provisions of Section 56-49.01. That statute provides that: Any firm, corporation,
The Next 98 Days
If the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) decision-making process were a horse race, we might be about to enter the home stretch. Between now and mid-October, several documents are to be released and actions are expected to be taken that will
Comments at July 19 VA Water Board Hearing to Be Limited
The July 19 regular meeting of the Virginia Water Control Board will include a public forum comment period, as is usual for such meetings, but it will not be permitted for people to address the Board on the substance of
ACP Water Quality Hearing Dates for Virginia and West Virginia Finalized
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) have formally announced the dates for hearings and comment periods for considering applications for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) to be certified in each
Critical Missing Information on ACP Plans Sought from Virginia DEQ
The lack of specific information about how the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) would be built without creating threats to water quality has hampered analysis of the project. The release last week of a draft water quality certification for the ACP
DEQ Hires Dominion Contractor to Evaluate Dominion Water Quality Plans!
An “Alice in Wonderland” reality may be the best way to characterize the latest revelation about the plans of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to evaluate the water quality plans for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. It was revealed
Comprehensiveness Urged in Pipeline Water Quality Reviews
Virginia state officials have been asked to use the full scope of the Commonwealth’s authority in assessing the impacts of the Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast pipelines. In a June 29 letter from 86 conservation and environment organizations to Governor
Fish and Wildlife Service Voices Concerns Over ACP
A “lack of sufficient data” about the biological impacts of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) was cited as a major concern by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) in comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that, until this
Forest Service Gives O.K. For Exceptions to Accommodate MVP
Eleven exceptions to the Jefferson National Forest Plan have been approved by the U.S. Forests Service to permit the proposed route for the Mountain Valley Pipeline. The “Draft Record of Decision” was released June 23 and affects Forest land in
FERC Is Asked to Conduct Hearing on Justifying the ACP
The Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of several ABRA member organizations, filed on June 21 a motion asking that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) hold a hearing on the legitimacy of Dominion and Duke Energy’s natural gas demand