Friends of Wintergreen (FOW) has requested the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to require the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC to perform the same analysis of the undue risk of resource damage along the pipeline route in Nelson County, VA (where
Fish and Wildlife to Consider Incidental Taking of Endangered Species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced it will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed issuance of an incidental take permit (ITP) under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in response to an application
While Waiting for the Release of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline DEIS . . .
“No way am I going down there—what if there’s a comments section?” (From The New Yorker, November 28 issue)
Brookings Institution Critiques Energy Outlook Under Trump
Washington’s Brookings Institution has joined the legions of think-tanks in projecting what might be expected in energy policy from the new Trump Administration. In a November 17 posting on the Brookings website, Professor David Victor of the University of California,
West Virginia Supreme Court Strikes Down MVP Pipeline Surveys
The Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) is not vested with the right of eminent domain to survey land, so ruled the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals on November 15. The decision affirms an August 2015 ruling by the Circuit Court
Pipeline Summit a Resounding Success
The second Pipeline Summit, co-sponsored by the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance and the Protect Our Water, Heritage, Rights coalition (POWHR), drew 165 attendees to the Natural Bridge Hotel on Saturday, November 12 from Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina.
State Utility Regulators React to Trump Victory
“Right now, ain’t nobody knows nothing” was the observation of one attendee at this week’s annual meeting of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners in La Quinta, CA, according to an article posted November 16 on the Utility Dive
Appalachian Trail Conservancy Opposes MVP
The Appalachian Trail (AT) would be threatened by the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) “with impact at such an unprecedented scale, we must oppose this project to our greatest ability,” stated the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) in comments made to the
FERC Asks for More Environmental Information on the ACP
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), in a November 17 request has asked Dominion Transmission, Inc. for additional environmental information on a range of topics, including the impact of access roads, bats, golden and bald eagles and mussels.
Dominion Responds to FERC Info Requests
Dominion Transmission, Inc. (DTI) has responded to an October 26 supplemental information request from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The FERC request (discussed in ABRA Update 103, October 27) contained 69 specific questions, to be answered by November 15.