For the second time in less than a year, the Dominion Pipeline Monitoring Coalition (DPMC) has started a legal proceeding to compel the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to obey the state’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). DPMC seeks
Diverse DEIS Comments Raise Serious Questions About ACP
“Incomplete” and “go back to the drawing board” were sentiments most commonly echoed in the comments filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline over the past two weeks.
Federal Review of Atlantic Coast Pipeline Fails People and the Environment
(This statement was released April 5 by ABRA to media in Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina) An analysis of environmental impacts for the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline is completely inadequate and falls far short of legal requirements. This is
Some Legislative Leaders Endorsing ACP Have Financial Ties to ACP
Three of the sixteen state legislative leaders who filed an April 4 letter with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission have investments in companies associated with the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP). They are: Thomas Norment, Majority Leaders, VA Senate – $50,ooo+
Virginia DEQ To Require Separate 401 Certifications for ACP & MVP
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality announced April 6 that it will require separate certifications for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the Mountain Valley Pipeline, in accordance with Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. The DEQ announcement said: In
Down to the Finish Line: Less Than One Week Remains for DEIS Comments
The April 6 deadline for commenting on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) is less than a week away. Submitting comments for the DEIS is the most important action someone can take to influence
ABRA Writes Virginia and West Virginia State Legislators
Members of the West Virginia Legislature and the Virginia General Assembly have been told of major problems with the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) in letters written to them by ABRA on March 30. The letters were sent in the context
Augusta Board of Supervisors Raises Serious Questions With DEIS
The many deficiencies of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) were strongly criticized in a March 28 letter to Cheryl A. LaFleur, Acting Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, by the Augusta County, VA Board of Supervisors. Supervisors Chairman
New Story Map Highlights Potential Harm to Shenandoah Mountain
A new story map entitled “Proposed Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area and the ACP” is now available. Produced by Lynn Cameron of ABRA member Friends of Shenandoah Mountain, the piece points out that “a permanent corridor of this magnitude could
Court Rejects Law Suit Claiming FERC Bias Favors Pipelines
A lawsuit claiming that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is structurally bias in favor of approving natural gas pipelines has been dismissed by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The suit had been brought by the