ABRA Update – All Featured Articles

2021

• MVP asks 4th Circuit to assign new judges to its cases

• New webinar series on pipelines launches June 1

• Virginia Governor Younkin announces appointments to Air Board

• MVP admits to more delays, cost overruns

• Applications for ABRA director position still being accepted

• Opposition voiced to invoking Defense Production Act for MVP

• FERC approves change in stream crossings for MVP

• Job posting for new ABRA director position now available

• 2020 Census data shows population decreases in mountain areas

• Questions on MVP’s environmental impact continue in the courts

• The Fight Against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline: A Chronicle

• FERC approves restoration plan for ACP

• ABRA to publish a chronicle of the 6-year fight against the ACP

• 4th Circuit declines to rehear on Forest Service decision on MVP

• Shenandoah Mountain Scenic Area a step closer to reality

• Decisions on ACP restoration plan expected soon

• Permit problems continue to mount for Mountain Valley Pipeline

• Off-road vehicles pose threat to public lands

• FERC is asked to issue stop-work order for MVP

• Concerns raised over hydrogen hub proposal for Appalachia

• Fourth Circuit Vacates Two Key MVP Permits

• Augusta County citizen opposition kills proposed waste pit

• New members join ABRA’s Board of Directors

• National Forest Integrity Project Launched by ABRA

• Appeals on MVP water certification filed with Fourth Circuit

• WV Highlands Conservancy files objection with Forest Service

• MVP appeals Virginia Air Board vote on compressor station permit

• Virginia Water Board approves MVP permit

• 2021 has been a consequential year of transition for ABRA

• Groups comment on new migratory bird regulations

• Conservation groups comment to Army Corps on MVP permit

• Virginia Water Board to consider permit for MVP on December 14

• Jordan Cove project in Oregon cancelled, ending a 17-year battle

• Release of final SEIS for ACP restoration is delayed

• Key decisions on MVP to be made soon

• Senate confirms new FERC Commissioner

• New Director of the National Park Service is confirmed

• Two legal challenges to MVP heard before Fourth Circuit

• WV mine safety site gets O.K., despite environmental concerns

• A virtual tour of Proposed Shenandoah Mountain Scenic Area

• WV Highlands Conservancy voices concerns over forest project

• Comments on MVP stream crossings due October 27

• Final SEIS on ACP Restoration to be published by November 19

• REMINDER: Army Corps hearings for MVP on November 1 and 4

• Endangered species regulatory changes close to happening

• Army Corps to hold MVP hearings on MVP permit application

• Biden Administration proposes changes to strengthen NEPA

• Virginia FOIA training sessions being offered

• Conservation groups comment on ACP restoration proposal

• FERC still on schedule in its review of ACP restoration plan

• FERC urged to require a Supplemental EIS for the MVP

• New FERC Commissioner named by President Biden

• Governor Northam Appoints New Secretary of Natural Resources

• Comments due September 13 on draft SEIS for ACP restoration

• Mountaintop mining causes biodiversity losses, new study says

• Concerns about MVP compressor station voiced to Virginia DEQ

• FERC staff signs-off on MVP proposal for waterbody crossings

• Complaint filed to obtain records Forest Service is withholding

• Conservation groups support new SEIS for MVP

• FERC publishes a Draft SEIS for ACP restoration

• EIS for Atlantic Coast Pipeline restoration still on schedule at FERC

• White House unveils environmental justice plans

• Army Corps extends time for VA DEQ to act on MVP 401 request

• Off-road vehicles on public lands: a growing issue in WV

• Virginia certification of MVP water crossings still uncertain

• New GAO report on pipeline safety released

• DC Circuit slams FERC criteria for approving pipelines

• Conservation Hub takes flight

• VA DEQ urged to require certification for MVP water crossings

• West Virginia Rivers releases new video on MVP water violations

• Concerns expressed about MVP compressor station permit hearing

• Conservation groups urge Army Corps to reject 404 permit for MVP

• ACP responds to FERC questions on pipeline restoration plans

• New book on Appalachian Trail’s history published this week

• Landowners urge FERC to institute new policy in pipeline approvals

• Recorder News Editor John Bruce passes away

• Seven years ago this past week . . .

• FERC to prepare SEIS for ACP and SHP restoration plans

• Group say 401 certification required MVP water

• Poll: Americans support climate action, oppose fossil fuel phaseout

• Five new mini-docs on eminent domain and pipelines are released

• Book recommendation: Finding the Mother Tree

• Conservation groups urge VA DEQ to adopt turbidity standards

• Danger continues for the endangered Candy Darter

• FERC asks VA DEQ for opinion on proposed MVP water crossings

• ACP restoration: what happens next and by when?

• Over 60 groups ask Biden Administration to suspend MVP permits

• Participants being sought for survey on pipeline impacts

• New study promotes gas pipelines to meet climate change goals

• Strong concerns voiced to FERC about ACP restoration plan

• Conservation groups contend MVP must file supplemental EIS

• Senators Kaine and Warner voice concerns about MVP stream crossings

• Governor Northam signs bill for study of gold mining in Virginia

• Biden appoints EJ Advisory Council, including Tom Cormons of App Voices

• What FERC needs to hear about the ACP Restoration Plan

• REMINDER: Comments due March 22 on MVP stream crossings

• FERC announces new scoping period for MVP environmental issues

• Trump policy weakening migratory bird protections is revoked

• FERC announces public comment period for ACP restoration issues

• Comments on MVP stream crossing proposal due March 22

• Conservation groups voice concerns over MVP water permits

• Pipeline bills progress in the Virginia General Assembly

• 2020 Census Expected to Significantly Impact Congressional Representation

• ABRA members file comments with FERC about ACP restoration issues

• Coalition seeks to educate investment community about funding MVP

• Leading credit rating firm voices concerns about the MVP

• Legislation on gold mining progresses in Virginia General Assembly

• Duke IRPs overstate likely future demand growth

• Dominion Energy’s Integrated Resource Plan Deemed Insufficient

• President Biden appoints new FERC Chair

• Biden orders review of Trump actions on methane regulation

• White House orders freeze on issuance and implementation of new rules

• New Environment Secretary chosen in West Virginia

• ACP Route Restoration Plan Filed with FERC Leaves Unanswered Questions

• Deliberations on Proposed Gold Mine in Buckingham County Continue

• VA DEQ Denies Water Quality Certification for MVP Under Army Corps Plan

2020

• ABRA End of the Year Report for 2020

• Talk About Being Out of Touch with the News!

• ACP Restoration Plans Still Somewhere on the Drawing Board

• Giving Tuesday May Be Over, But Contributions to ABRA Are Still Timely

• Fourth Circuit Explains and Reaffirms Stay of MVP’s Army Corps Permit

• Congressional Subcommittee Queries FERC on Landowner Issues

• U.S. Senate Confirms Two New FERC Commissioners

• ABRA, SELC Honored by Rockbridge Area Conservation Council

• New Study Highlights How Big Banks Support the Unneeded MVP

• U.S. Senate Committee Approves New FERC Commissioners

• FERC Formally Requests ACP Restoration Plans

• MVP Further Delayed and Costs Soar; Challenge to BiOp Filed

• ABRA’s Conservation Hub Launches Ambitious Forest Service Project

• Guidance Issued to Federal Agencies on NEPA Compliance

• Your Help Is Needed. Our New Initiatives Will Require Funding.

• ABRA Embarks on Exciting New Directions

• ABRA Pursues Additional New Initiatives

• Proposed Gold Mine Could Threaten Buckingham County, James River

• FERC Decisions on ACP Restoration Still Under Review

• New Army Corps Permits for MVP Are Challenged in Court

• Forest Service Releases Draft Supplemental EIS for MVP

• MVP Seeks Permission to Restart Construction

• FERC Is Asked to Conduct New Environmental Analysis for MVP

• New Report Details How Big Banks Have Propped up the Shale Industry

• Decisions by FERC on ACP Time Extension Requests Still Pending

• Comments Due Friday, September 11 on MVP Extension Request

• Fish and Wildlife Service Issues New Biological Opinion for MVP

• Comments Filed Opposing Endangered Species Act Modification

• Trump Administration Lists MVP Southgate as a Priority Project

• FERC Now Has a Bare Quorum to Function

• MVP Asks FERC for Two More Years to Construct Pipeline

• “Reimagine Appalachia” Seeks a New Economy and Environment for Region

• A new ABRA program: The Conservation Hub

• Natural Gas CEO Admits to Excess Pipeline Capacity from Marcellus Basin

• MVP Southgate Project Is Denied a Water Certificate by North Carolina DEQ

• Warner, Kaine Introduce Bill to Improve Pipeline Permitting Process

• U.S. EPA to Hold Webinar on Environmental Justice

• FERC Receives Comments Objecting to ACP & SHP Extension Requests

• Webinar on Great American Outdoors Act Scheduled for August 8

• Southgate Project Approval by FERC Appealed

• ACTION ALERT: Comments Due August 3 on ACP & SHP Time Extension

• New NEPA Regulations Challenged in Court

• Forest Service, Park Service Move Toward Reissuing New MVP Permits

• MVP Completion Percentage is Overstated

• Two New FERC Commissioners Nominated

• Book Recommendation: The Next Great Migration

• A Pipeline to Nowhere? Why?

• Public Comments Urged for ACP Abandonment and Restoration Request

• Dominion Asks for Time Extension to Abandon ACP, Finish Supply Header

• Trump Administration Finalizes Rule to “Gut” NEPA

• New Review Highlights At-Risk Species in ACP’s Path

• “Renewable Natural Gas” Challenged by New Report

• DING, DONG, THE ACP!

• ALERT: Comments to FERC on Extension of ACP Certificate Are Due July 2

• New Biological Assessment Filed With FERC, But Not Made Public

• Forest Service Cautioned Against Relying on FERC’s EIS for the ACP

• Supreme Court Oks ACP to Cross Appalachian Trail in Cowpasture Decision

• ACP Requests FERC to Extend its Certificate for Two More Years

• Ag Secretary Perdue Orders Regulatory Streamlining of National Forests

• New Report Documents Impact of Pipelines Crossing Streams and Rivers

• Natural Gas Demand to be Down by Record Levels in 2020

• New Study Says Landslides Are a Serious Threat to the ACP

• Forest Service Announces Supplemental EIS Process for ACP

• Updated Information!

• FERC Is Asked to Conduct Supplemental EIS for ACP

• All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go

• President to Sign Order to Waive Environmental Reviews for Pipelines

• EPA Issues Final Rule Limiting State Authority Under Clean Water Act

• Webinar on Environmental Justice Scheduled for June 17

• Reinstatement of Army Corps’ NWP 12 Authority Denied by Appeals Court

• Six Years and Counting . . .

• Additional Public Hearing Scheduled for Header Improvement Project

• ARTivism Virginia Holding Concerts and Workshops on Thursdays

• Appeals Court Urged to Keep Freeze on Army Corps’ NWP 12 for Pipelines

• Trump Calls for Reducing Regulations to Aide Economic Recovery

• Comment Period Extended for Header Improvement Project

• The Future of LNG Exports Increasingly Looks Shaky

• New Study: Solar and Wind Puts Existing Coal, Gas at Risk

• ACP Construction Yard in Goshen Approved by County Planning Commission

• ACP Responds to Buckingham Compressor Station Court Decision

• Army Corps Appeals Court Decision Vacating NWP12 Program

• FERC Rejects State AGs Plea for Project Moratorium During COVID-19 Crisis

• New EPA Navigable Waters Rule Challenged in Court

• Appeals Court Hears Arguments Challenging FERC’s “Tolling Order” Policy

• Court Denies Request for A Stay of Keystone XL Decision Affecting NWP 12

• Concerns Expressed About Proposed ACP Yard in Goshen, VA

• Natural Gas Is A Bridge to Nowhere for Investors, According to New Study

• Court Ruling on Army Corps Permit for Keystone XL Will Impact ACP

• Gov. Northam Signs Utility Consumer Bill, Shale Industry Balks

• Pandemic Continues to Impact Fossil Fuel and Other Energy Markets

• ACP Survey Claims Are Contested as Outdated

• Energy Efficiency Industry Is Fastest Growing Employer in Energy Sector

• WV Biological Assessment Rule Virtual Public Hearing Scheduled for April 20

• ABRA Unveils New Pipeline Mapping Systems

• Clarification Sought from Virginia DEQ on Storage Yard Requirements

• Webinar Planned for April 9 on COVID-19 and the Gas Power Industry

• SELC Urges FERC To Uphold Tree Clearing Requirements for ACP

• VA. WV Announce Environmental Enforcement Policies During Pandemic

• New Report Highlights Threat of Pipeline Construction to Water Quality

• Should Pipeline Construction Resume Amid COVID-19 Concerns?

• Pandemic Impacts Agencies and Courts Dealing with Pipeline Issues

• If There’s a Recession, What’s the Impact on Natural Gas?

• New FERC Commissioner Confirmed

• Solar Energy Was Nearly 40% of New Generating Capacity in 2019

• Federal Court Rules Against Nelson County in ACP Challenge

• Updated Status of Principal Legal Challenges to the ACP Now Available

• “Investing in Failure” – New Study Slams Dominion & Duke

• WV Senate Committee Approves Bill Curbing Infrastructure Protests

• New FERC Member Approved by Senate Judiciary Committee

• Virginia Creates a Permanent Environmental Justice Council

• Supreme Court Hears the Forest Service Case

• Environment, Renewables Top List of Concerns in New Utility Survey

• Hearing on Proposed NEPA Changes Receives Strong Opposition

• Proposed MVP Extension Clears Environmental Review by FERC

• Information About the Supreme Court Argument of the Cowpasture Case

• Virginia DEQ Launches Environmental Justice Study

• Federal Court Rebuffs FWS Over Classification of Northern Long-Eared Bat

• FERC Restarts New Fish and Wildlife Permit Process for ACP

• Army Corps Warned Not to Issue New Permit for ACP

• VA Pipeline Bills Clear Committee, Head for House Floor; Action Needed! Now!

• Congress Hears Testimony on Need to Reform Natural Gas Act

• WV Considers Legislation to Increase Penalties for Pipeline Protesters

• New Paper Underscores Lack of Need, High Risks of the ACP

• Camp Waldo Provides a Unique Summer Experience for Youth

• Ex-Heads of Park Service & Appalachian Trail Oppose ACP Crossing Trail

• Another Departure from FERC’s Membership Is Announced

• State AGs File Briefs Backing 4th Circuit on Forest Service Permit Case

• FERC Is Asked to Halt ACP Construction

• ABRA Members File Brief with DC Circuit on FERC Tolling Order Policy

• New Brief Filed with Supreme Court in Cowpasture Case

• Resolution Would Invite VA Counties, Cities to Join West Virginia

• Top Democrat Energy Staffer Joins Duke Energy as VP

• ACP Compressor Station Air Permit Vacated by 4th Circuit Court of Appeals

• Weakened Environmental Reviews of Pipelines, Other Projects Are Proposed

2019

• Dominion Fails to Convince Congress to Address AT Crossing Issue

• Methane: A Growing Problem

• Briefs in Support of Dominion on AT Issue Filed With Supreme Court

• Fish and Wildlife Service Proceeding on Redrafting of New Permit

• Charitable Gifts by Utilities Used to Win Public Support, New Study Says

• Appeal of Forest Service Case Scheduled for Supreme Court Argument

• New Study: Environment Agencies’ Staff, Budget Cuts Endanger Public Health

• Briefing Schedule Set for Appeal of Forest Service Case to Supreme Court

• New Alternative Energy Advances Announced

• Who is ABRA? Friends of Nelson

• Duke Energy Projects ACP to be Operational in 2022

• Appalachian Headwaters: Healing Environmental Degradation

• Legal Challenges Against the ACP: A Quick Rundown

• New Virginia Legislature Promises to Be More Conservation Friendly

• UK Government Suspends Support for Fracking

• Judges Raise Pointed Questions About ACP Air Permit Approval

• Friends of Nelson Honored for Its Community Contributions

• West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Board Tours ACP Route

• New Study Highlights Negative Water Quality Impacts of Pipeline Projects

• Fish and Wildlife Service Receive Input on Drafting New ACP Permit

• Status of Legal Challenges to ACP Available on ABRA Website

• Who is ABRA? West Virginia Highlands Conservancy

• Event: Train to be a Legal Observer: Document Law Enforcement & protester Interactions

• Event: Wild Virginia Pipeline Field Tour – Travel to Bent Mountain to meet the people and places impacted by the Mountain Valley Pipeline.

• Hampton Roads Planners Sideline ACP Endorsement

• ABRA Alerts Feds to ACP Safety Problems

• Legal Challenge to FERC Certificate Put on Hold

• New NRDC Study Confirms Unequal Water Quality for Minorities

• Who is ABRA? West Virginia Rivers Coalition

• Supreme Court Agrees to Hear ACP Appeal of Forest Service Case

• Strong Turnouts for Hands Across the AT Rallies

• Comments on EPA Proposal to Weaken State 401 Authority Due Oct. 21

• IN MEMORIUM: April Pierson-Keating

• SELC Responds to DC Circuit Questions About FERC Case

• ABRA to Present CSI Overview at Environmental Law Conference

• New Analysis Reveals ACP Owners Have Spent Over $109 Million in Lobbying

• Virginia Governor Calls for Electricity to Be 100% from Renewables by 2050

• Who is ABRA? Highlanders for Responsible Development

• Don’t Miss: Hands Across The Appalachian Trail

• New Studies Conclude Role of Natural Gas As a “Bridge Fuel” Is Over

• Who is ABRA? Cowpasture River Preservation Association

• World-Wide Climate Strike Events Scheduled for September 20

• The Sixth Year of the Fight Begins

• Opposition Brief Is Filed in Appeal of Forest Service Case to Supreme Court

• FERC Rejects Complaint About MVP Violations

• ABRA Urges Forest Service to Restore Public Comments for All Projects

• Don’t Miss Hands Across the Appalachian Trail – 2019

• “VioBlitz” Uncovers Over 100 Potential MVP Violations

• Legal Challenge to FERC Certificate Scheduled for October 16 Oral Argument

• New Rule Announced That Reduces Endangered Species Protections

• Water Rule Rewrite Would Weaken Requirements for Pipeline Projects

• Environment Groups Ask North Carolina to Revoke ACP’s 401 Certificate

• Forest Service Proposes Limiting Public Comments in NEPA Reviews

• Halt to Future ACP Construction Requested in Wake of FWS Court Decision

• Opposition Voiced Against Corps of Engineers Permit Modifications

• Wild Virginia to Sponsor Camping Trip Along the ACP Route

• Fourth Circuit Vacates Fish and Wildlife Permit for ACP . . . Again

• Sixteen State AGs Urge Supreme Court to Take Forest Service Case

• Dominion Has Sufficient Pipeline Capacity, Witnesses Tell Virginia SCC

• Dominion Responds to FERC’s Request for Tox Info on ACP Pipe

• LaFleur’s exit will leave 3 commissioners — and anxiety

• West Virginia Legislators Tour MVP Construction Sites

• Virginia Legislators Ask FERC to Suspend ACP Certificate

• Friends of Nelson Hear About Landslides, Fossil Fuel Development

• Crucial Legal Decisions Expected in Coming Months

• ACP Appeals Forest Service Decision to U.S. Supreme Court

• SELC Comments to Forest Service on Appalachian Trail Issue

• Complaint Filed with FERC Over MVP Violations, Water Board Action Sought

• FERC and ACP, LLC File Response Briefs in Challenge to ACP Certificate

• Public Meeting: Friends of Nelson – June 30, 6pm – Lovingston

• Mountain Valley Pipeline Proposes Land Swap to Cross Appalachian Trail

• Pipeline Safety Hearing Highlights Regulatory Shortcomings

• New Studies Warn of Rising Methane Levels in Atmosphere

• Dem Senators Press FERC on Energy Storage Requirements

• Safety Threats of ACP Highlighted to PHMSA

• Congressional Subcommittee Schedules Hearing on Pipeline Safety

• FERC Questioned at Congressional Hearing About Climate Analysis

• New Study Shows Children Can Influence Parents on Climate Change

• Five years and counting

• Oil Change International Report Further Debunks the Myth of Gas as a Bridge Fuel

• 52 Groups Oppose Congress Acting on App Trail & BR Parkway Crossings

• Tech Firms Call on Dominion for More Renewables, Less Gas

• Legislation Introduced to Boost Public Participation in FERC Processes

• Upcoming Events – Richmond; Leesburg

• Fourth Circuit Panel Hears Arguments on Challenge to ACP Permit

• New Study Calls Fossil Fuel Infrastructure Boom “Risky”

• New Virginia energy coalition is announced

• Feds Issue Bulletin Warning of Pipeline Dangers in Mountains

• Mountain Valley Watch Mapping Webinar Planned for May 7

• End Environmental Racism Now! – Events

• Is This What Dominion Calls ‘Best in Class’?

• Fish and Wildlife Case on the ACP Is Set for Oral Argument on May 9

• New CSI Website Goes Live

• WVDEP Approves Modified 401 Certification of Nationwide Permits

• ABRA Questions Virginia DEQ About Absence of Access Road Scrutiny

• NRDC, Others File Amicus Brief Against ACP Over Environmental Justice

• North Carolina Legislators Request a Stop Work Order for ACP

• Natural Gas Industry Ask President to Fill FERC Vacancies

• Brief Filed in Lawsuit Challenging ACP’s FERC Certificate

• President Issues Orders to Speed Up Energy Infrastructure Projects

• MVP Southgate Project Is Unnecessary and Harmful to the Public Interest

• New Study Details the Increasing Risks of the ACP

• Bill to Boost LNG Exports to Europe Progresses in Congress

• FERC Announces Review Schedule for Proposed MVP Extension

• ABRA Pipeline Air Force To Hold Drone Meet-up

• Who’s on First? – A Round-up of Legal Challenges to the ACP

• West Virginia House of Delegates Condemns Those Opposing the ACP

• Resolution Condemning ACP Foes Progresses in WV House of Delegates

• Investment Community Beginning to Question Viability of ACP and MVP

• Fourth Circuit Denies Review Hearing for ACP in Forest Service Case

• Virginia Water Board Urged to Revoke MVP Water Certification

• New Presentation Illustrates the Environmental Folly of the ACP

• ACP Attempt to Expand Stabilization Activities Challenged

• Standing Room Only for “Moral Call for Ecological Justice”

• Why the ACP Challenges the Central Appalachian Ecology

• WV Rivers Fires Back at House Resolution Condemning ACP Opponents

• DC Circuit Rejects Challenge to FERC Certificate for the MVP

• Buckingham Air Permit Challenged in Court

• West Virginia Legislature Considers Bill To “Condemn” ACP Opponents

• Virginia Water Board Calls Special March 1 Meeting on MVP Permit

• Forest Service Joins Dominion in Challenging Fourth Circuit Decision

• Al Gore and Rev. Barber to Visit Buckingham Feb. 19

• Legal Challenges to the ACP Abound: Here’s Where Things Stand

• Dominion Seeks Congressional Action on ACP Crossing Blue Ridge Parkway

• Rehearing Sought on Fourth Circuit Opinion on ACP Forest Service Permit

• New Study Reinforces the Lack of Need for the ACP

• FERC Commissioner LaFleur Announces Intent to Not Seek Reappointment

• Army Corps, National Park Service Ask Court to Vacate Key ACP Permits

• Trump Reportedly Developing Plans to Increase Pipeline Construction

• CSI Program Shows Results, ACP Construction Violations Cited

• Challenge to ACP Water Certification Is Rejected by Fourth Circuit

• West Virginia Opens Comment Period for Changes to Stream Crossing Rules

• FERC Approves ACP Stabilization Measures

• ACP Compressor Station Permit Granted by Virginia State Air Board

• Second Augusta County CSI Workshop Set for January 14 in Deerfield

• Air Board Comments Due January 4, Permit Vote Scheduled for January 8

• Objection is Voiced to FERC Over Proposed ACP Stabilization Measures

• Prominent Virginia Democrat Legislator Proclaims Opposition to the ACP

• FERC Commissioner McIntyre Dies

• CSI Workshops Scheduled for Augusta County on January 5 and 14

2018

• Air Board Again Delays a Vote on Compressor Station

• ABRA Board of Directors Elects Officers, New Member for 2019

• No Response Yet from FERC on Stop Work Order Request

• Fourth Circuit Throws Out Forest Service Approvals for the ACP

• FERC Requested to Revoke ACP’s Certificate

• State Water Board Votes to Reconsider MVP 401 Certificate

• Fish and Wildlife Approval of ACP Stayed by Fourth Circuit

• Fourth Circuit is Asked to Stay ACP’s Fish and Wildlife Permit

• Air Board Urged to Reject ACP’s Late Efforts on Compressor Station Vote

• U.S. Senate Confirms Fifth Member of FERC

• Nelson County Turns Down ACP Floodplain Variance Request

• Virginia to Establish a Methane Leakage Work Group

• As ACPAs ACP Compressor Station Vote Nears, A Political Labyrinth Emerges

• FERC Asked to Issue Stop Work Order for ACP

• Fourth Circuit Vacates MVP’s Nationwide 12 Permit

• Gov. Northam To Replace Members on the Air and Water Boards

• FERC Requested to Issue Stop Work Order on ACP Due to NWP 12 Decision

• A Dangerous Place to Build A Pipeline!

• Court Grants Stay in ACP Eminent Domain Case, Citing Pending Challenges

• MVP Asks FERC for Permission to Extend Project into North Carolina

• Virginia State Air Board Defers Vote on Permit for ACP

• Federal Court Halts ACP Stream Crossings in West Virginia

• ABRA-CSI Seeks Help with Aerial Photo Review

• Augusta County Rejects an ACP Storage Yard Proposal. Again!

• Decision on ACP Virginia Compressor Station Due November 9

• Objections Raised with FERC to ACP Construction Beginning in Virginia

• The Truth Is in the Proof – New Video Profiles the Fight Against the ACP

• ACP Granted Further Authority to Construct in North Carolina

• ACP Requests Authority to Begin Construction in Virginia

• SELC Counsels Air Board in Advance of Compressor Station Vote

• Leadership Changes at FERC Announced

• Dedication Ceremony for Ona

• West Virginia Proposes New Stormwater Permit

• Legal Challenges to FERC Certificate and Other ACP Permits – An Update

• Northam Rebuffs Environmental Justice Commission Recommendations

• Army Corp Permit for MVP Suspended in Virginia

• New Report Predicts Dire Consequences From Climate Change

• Fourth Circuit Hears Challenges to Forest Service and 401 Cases

• MVP Has Another Permit Struck Down

• Augusta County Board Tables – Again – Proposal for ACP Storage Yard

• Trump to Nominate Former McGuireWoods Partner to FERC Vacancy

• Virginia Energy Plan 2018 Unveiled

• Court Stays ACP Forest Service Permit, Stop Work Order Requested

• ABRA Begins Its Fifth Year

• Upcoming Event – Spruce Creek Camp-Out

• Review of Reissuance of ACP Permits Requested

• Court to Hear Challenges to ACP Forest Service, Water Quality Permits

• Hands Across the Appalachian Trail to be Held September 22

• New Shenandoah Valley Alliance Announced

• FERC Lifts Stop-Work Order. ACP Construction May Resume.

• Large Turnout Shows for Air Board Hearing on ACP Compressor Station

• West Virginia DEP Invites Comments on Stream Crossing Permits

• Governor Northam Announces Initiative to Target Pipeline Methane Leaks

• Forest Service Proposes Relaxing Restrictions on Resource Extraction

• Augusta County Tables Proposal for ACP Storage Yard

• Compressor Station Air Permit Hearing Set for September 11

• West Virginia Considering Relaxing Stream Crossing Standards

• Pipeline Visual Assessment Program Training Webinar – Thursday, 9/13

• Hands Across the Appalachian Trail to be Held September 22

• Timeline of Defiance: Analysis Shows How ACP Games the System

• MVP Authorized by FERC & Court to Resume Construction

• New Study Is Released on Climate Change Litigation Trends

• State Water Board Declines to Revisit Permit Approvals for ACP and MVP

• FERC Approves Stabilization Plan for ACP Work Stoppage

• ABRA Members Sue FERC Over Original Approval of ACP

• Rehearing Request for ACP Decision Rejected by FERC

• Summary of All comments to State Water Control Board Available

• Over 50 Groups Urge Governor Northam to See Pipeline Problems First-Hand

• Court Vacates Key Permits for ACP

• State Water Control Board to Meet August 21

• Comment Period for Virginia Compressor Station Opens

• Citizen Surveillance Uncovers First ACP Violation

• Court of Appeals Vacates Forest Service Approval of MVP

• ABRA/CSI Pipeline Air Force Reveals Environmental Threats of ACP

• FERC Asked to Revoke ACP Construction Authority in West Virginia

• Authority for MVP to Cross Jefferson National Forest Vacated

• Legislators Urge Gov. Northam to Revoke Certifications for ACP and MVP

• Study Released About Best Practices for Steep Slope Pipeline Construction

• Virginia Approval of ACP Challenged in Federal Court

• Appointment of a New FERC Commissioner Up in the Air

• Relish a Day Hike or Overnight Stay in an Old-Growth Forest in Bath County

• Court of Appeals Asked to Halt ACP Construction

• Virginia DEQ Initiatives Enforcement Action Against the MVP

• Virginia Supreme Court Again Upholds State Pipeline Surveying Law

• Virginia Game and Fisheries Agency Accused of Being “Gamed” by Dominion

• Army Corps Is Asked to Revoke Permit for the ACP

• FERC Commissioner Powelson Announces Resignation

• 13,000 Comment on Adequacy of the NWP 12 Program for the ACP & MVP

• FERC Rejects Rehearing Request for MVP

• Upcoming Events

• FERC Is Asked to Stop ACP Construction

• Reminder: Stream Crossing Comments Are Due This Friday

• CSI Seeks Team Leaders, Plans Training Workshops

• Eminent Domain Movie To be Screened June 28 in Charlottesville

• One Week Remains to Comment on ACP Stream Crossings

• CSI Volunteer Ranks Grow, Team Leaders Needed

• New DPMC Report Unveils Virginia DEQ Shortcomings

• New Study Says ACP and MVP Present Serious Threats to Drinking Water

• U.S. Army Corps Asked to Suspend ACP’s Permit

• CSI Has New Online Incident Reporting Form Available

• Status of: DEQ Website Status, NWP 12 Comment Period, Water Board Meeting

• Army Corps Suspends Permit for MVP Crossing Some WV Rivers

• ABRA Members Contest ACP’s Claim It Can Proceed with Construction

• The Yellow Lance Mussel: A New Challenge for the ACP

• One Week Remains to Comment to Virginia DEQ on Stream Crossings

• FERC Extend Comment Period on Review of Policy for Pipeline Approvals

• Federal Court Decision to Halt ACP Highlights a Roller Coaster Week

• May 30 Deadline for Comments on NWP 12 Review Approaches

• Stay Requested for Virginia 401 Certification

• Virginia Ornithology Group Urges FERC to Hold Firm on Tree Felling Deadline

• Reminder: Water Monitor Training Session Buckingham on May 12

• ABRA Conducts Tour of ACP Route for Media Representatives

• New Comment Period for ACP Opened by Virginia DEQ

• CSI Volunteers Still Needed

• Virginia Water Board New Comment Period: Details Still Delayed

• Dominion Requests to Proceed with ACP Construction in West Virginia

• Sen. Kaine Expresses Concern About Treatment of MVP Protesters

• CSI’s First Incident Report Receives FERC Attention

• Pipeline Monitoring Training Sessions Planned

• FERC Seeks Public Input on its Process for Reviewing Natural Gas Projects

• We Told You So!”

• Opening Brief Filed in Challenge to VA 401 Certification

• Drone Training Session Set for April 28

• Banks participating in the credit facility for Atlantic Coast Pipeline LLC.

• Virginia Agrees to Comment Period on ACP Stream Crossings

• West Virginia DEP Launches Special Pipeline Website

• FERC O.K.’s ACP to Construct Contractor Storage Yards in WV and NC

• CSI Pipeline Monitors Needed, Sign Up Now!

• ACP Announces Construction Open Houses in Virginia

• Governor Northam Calls for Review of State Environmental Regulations

• Road Closures for ACP in GW National Forest Still Undecided

• CSI Reporting System in Full-Operation; Volunteers Still Needed

• Tree Felling Extension for ACP Denied by FERC

• MVP Obtains Water Quality Certification from Virginia DEQ

• Stream Monitoring Webinar Recordings Now Available

• Your Help Is Needed: Sign Up as a CSI Volunteer!

• Federal Court Dismisses Challenges to FERC Decision on ACP

• ABRA Members Voice Opposition to ACP Request to Extend Tree Felling

• Investigation Requested of Potential Noncompliance by ACP

• Stream Monitoring Webinar to Be Held March 27

• Outreach to Regulatory Agencies on CSI Begins

• First CSI Incident Report is Made

• CSI Volunteers Are Needed

• A Pipeline Storage Yard in West Virginia

• Pipeline CSI Program Is Launched!

• Lawsuit Filed to Halt Construction of the ACP

• Tree-Felling for the ACP to Begin in National Forests, Expand Elsewhere

• Stream Monitoring Webinars to Be Held March 13 and 27

• Landowners Affected by ACP and MVP Urged to Sign Letter to Governor

• Federal Court Sides with ACP in Eminent Domain Cases

• Augusta County Nixes ACP Storage Yard Permit

• New Study Details Impacts to Stream Crossings of ACP and MVP

• Tree-Cutting to Begin in National Forest for MVP

• Another Congressman Requests of FERC Rehearing on the ACP and MVP

• Virginia Marine Resources Commission Schedules Hearing on ACP

• Agenda for March 3 ABRA Meeting Announced

• Friends of Nelson Sponsoring Landowner Meeting with Attorneys

• Scenes from the Battlefield

• Registration Open for March 3 Pipeline CSI Meeting

• ACP Receives Army Corps Permit

• Army Corps Sued Over Its MVP Approval

• Meanwhile, in North Carolina . . .

• Forest Service Issues Permit for ACP, Conservation Groups Sue

• Army Corp Gives O.K. to West Virginia Portion of ACP

• Announcement of Registration for March 3 ABRA Pipeline CSI Meeting

• ACP Construction Schedule

• Legal Challenge to FERC ACP Decision Is Filed

• Pipeline CSI Meeting Set for March 3: Mark Your Calendars!

• West Virginia Issues Stormwater Permits for ACP

• Virginia Counties Delay Land Use Approvals for ACP Storage Facilities

• North Carolina Approves Erosion and Sediment Control Plans for ACP

• Citizen Surveillance Program for the ACP Is Announced by ABRA

• North Carolina Poised to Grant 401-Certification to ACP

• Pipeline Water Regulation Bill Advances in Virginia Senate

• ABRA Members Sue Virginia Over ACP Approvals

• Virginia DEQ Shuts Down Public Input, Curbs Water Board in 401 Process

• DPMC Asks Virginia Governor to Restore Integrity to Pipeline Reviews

• Urge Governor Northam to Insist on a Credible 401 Review of the ACP & MVP

• Request Your Congressman to Ask FERC to Rehear ACP and MVP Decisions

• Law Suit Filed to Stop Mountain Valley Pipeline

• Sen. Kaine Requests FERC to Rehear ACP and MVP Decisions

• Forest Service Seeks to Increase Efficiency in its Environmental Analysis

• Citizens groups applaud VA legislation regarding natural gas pipelines

• ABRA in 2018: A New Year and New Challenges

2017

• Virginia DEQ Issues 401 Certificate for ACP: With Strings!

• ABRA Groups Challenge ACP’s Request of FERC To Cut Trees

• VA Water Control Board Conditionally Approves ACP

• MVP Certification Decision Challenged in Court

• WV to Hold Hearings on Stormwater, E&S Permits for ACP

• Governor-Elect Northam Announces Key Appointments

• VA State Water Control Board Grants 401 Certification to MVP

• What to Say to the State Water Control Board About the ACP

• VA State Water Board Meetings – What to Know, What to Say

• North Carolina to ACP: Another Whoa!

• Water is Life Rally Is Saturday, December 2, 1-4:30 pm in Richmond

• ABRA Creates Board of Directors, Adopts Bylaws

• Strong Objections Voiced at Forest Service Approval of ACP

• Transportation Available for Water is Life Rally on December 2

• WV Schedules Stormwater Hearings for ACP

• Water Control Board Meeting Details Released

• Eminent Domain Law Suits on MVP Hit a Bump

• Requests Filed for FERC to Rehear Permit Decisions on ACP and MVP

• Turnout Was the Story of the 2017 Virginia Elections

• Forest Service Clears the Way for ACP

• Endangered Species Impacts from ACP Deemed Not a Problem

• Changes in FERC’s Evaluation of Gas Pipelines Urged in New Study

• WV Shirks Its Responsibility, Waives 401 Review for MVP

• Governor McAuliffe Reaffirms Support for ACP and His Lack of Authority

• Water Is Life Parade and Rally Planned for December 2 in Richmond

• Advisory Council on Environmental Justice Established in Virginia

• Implementation Plan for the MVP Filed

• State Water Control Board Told It Can Say No!

• Forest Service Rejects All Objections to Its Plan to Approve the MVP

• ACP Implementation Plan Filed with FERC

• FERC Chairman Openly Admits Pro-Industry Bias

• Congressmen Ask Attorney General About Prosecuting Pipeline Protestors

• FERC Decisions: What’s Next?

• VOF Allows ACP and MVP to Cross Environmental Easements

• Additional Information Provided on Virginia DEQ Water Quality Meetings

• ACP/MVP Easement Conversions Top VOF Agenda for Monday

• People’s Tribunal Set for October 28 in Charlottesville

• North Carolina Begins ACP Air Permit Consideration

• Virginia State Water Board Delays 401 Decisions Until December

• New Social Media Ads Released by ABRA Members

• VOF Poised to Consider Applications for Pipelines to Cross Easements

• FERC Moves Closer to Full Membership

• National Energy Conference Scheduled for October 20 in Morgantown, WV

• People’s Human Rights Tribunal Planned for October 28

• Virginia Governor Urged to Protect State’s Water Quality in Pipeline Reviews

• FERC Decisions on ACP and MVP Could Occur Anytime

• Regulators Accused of Being “Asleep at the Wheel” in New Report

• New “Path of the Pipeline” Website Highlights Stories of ACP’s Impact

• WV DEP Asks Federal Court to Vacate 401 Certification for MVP

• Faith Leaders, Pipeline Activists Demonstrate at Virginia DEQ Offices

• Dominion and Duke Project Slower Electricity Demand

• New Analyses Challenge the Economics of the ACP

• DOE Fuel Use Projections for Electricity: Renewables Up; Natural Gas Down

• Next FERC Meeting Does Not Include MVP on Agenda

• Objections Voiced to Forest Service About Amending Forest Plans for ACP

• Landowners Sue FERC Challenging Eminent Domain Authority

• Comments Due September 5 on Whether to Accommodate the ACP

• Two VA State Agencies Call for Greater Scrutiny of ACP

• Chesapeake Bay Foundation Urges VA Water Board to Decline 401 Approval

• Another Pipeline Is Denied 401 Certification by New York State

• New Report Details Safety Concerns of the ACP in North Carolina

• Comments to DEQ Stress Haste, Shortcomings of DEQ 401 Review

• Top Management Changes at U.S. Forest Service: Chief Tidwell Retires

• Comments to Virginia DEQ on Water Quality Due Tuesday, August 22

• Legislators Call on DEQ to Protect Water, Fix Review Process

• Hands Across the Appalachian Trail on August 19

• Executive Order Issued to Streamline Pipeline Environmental Reviews

• Hundreds Turn Out to Express Water Concerns Over ACP & MVP

• North Carolina & West Virginia Hold Water Quality Hearings on ACP

• Virginia DEQ Hearings for ACP & MVP Water Quality Begin Next Week

• New Critical Zone Mapping System Now Available

• Forest Service Signals Possible Approval of ACP Route

• ABRA Calls Final ACP Environmental Report An “Affront to Democracy”

• Biased Regulatory Approach Is Charged Against Virginia DEQ

• Water Quality Hearings on the ACP and MVP Begin: Be Sure to Participate!

• Construction Halted on Two Pipeline Projects for Environmental Problems

• Sierra Club Requests a Revised/Supplemental DEIS for ACP

• Final EIS Due to be Released by FERC on Friday

• Virginia DEQ Posts Info on Erosion & Stormwater Plans for ACP and MVP

• New FERC Chairman Named by President Trump

• VA Supreme Court Hands Down Two Decisions on State Surveying Law

• The Next 98 Days

• Comments at July 19 VA Water Board Hearing to Be Limited

• ACP Water Quality Hearing Dates for Virginia and West Virginia Finalized

• Critical Missing Information on ACP Plans Sought from Virginia DEQ

• DEQ Hires Dominion Contractor to Evaluate Dominion Water Quality Plans!

• Comprehensiveness Urged in Pipeline Water Quality Reviews

• Fish and Wildlife Service Voices Concerns Over ACP

• Forest Service Gives O.K. For Exceptions to Accommodate MVP

• FERC Is Asked to Conduct Hearing on Justifying the ACP

• Pipelines and Water Webinar Scheduled for Wednesday, June 28

• Follow-up Questions Asked of DEQ’s Paylor

• Pipeline Calendars: Who’s on First? What’s on Second?

• New Utility Energy Efficiency Scorecard Out: Dominion at the Bottom

• Virginia DEQ Sets Forth 401 Review Criteria for ACP and MVP

• Primary Reflections: Few Determined So Much

• DEQ, Army Corp Officials See ACP Water Quality Challenges

• DPMC Sues Virginia DEQ On Practices in Issuing Water Quality Certificates

• Legislation Introduced to Strengthen Public’s Evaluation of Gas Pipelines

• New Report Pulls Back the Curtain on Dominion

• Virginia DEQ Reveals Initial Plans for Water Quality Hearings

• ‘Walking the Line’ Set for June 17 to July 4

• Exxon Shareholders Approve Climate Risk Disclosure Proposal

• Legislation to Boost Public Participation at FERC Introduced in Congress

• Virginia DEQ Reneges on Commitment to ACP Water Quality Analysis

• Energy Industry-Sponsored Poll Claims Strong Public Support for ACP

• U.S. Senate Conducts Confirmation Hearings on FERC Nominees

• Virginia Gubernatorial Primaries Set for June 13. Be Sure to Vote!

• FERC Revises Schedule for Issuing a Final EIS for the ACP

• DPMC Urges Thorough Water Analysis, Public Input for ACP & MVP

• Landowners Express Concerns to Virginia State Water Control Board

• Sierra Club Petitions Virginia SCC Over ACP

• Trump Nominates New FERC Commissioners

• Comment Opportunities Expanded in WV for ACP Water Quality Certificate

• FERC Commissioner Honorable to Leave Agency, Comments on Infrastructure

• Three ABRA Leaders Honored

• ACP Would Trigger Extensive Mountaintop Removal

• U.S. Chamber Blames High Electricity Rates on Pipeline Shortages

• Wetlands Polluted by Rover Pipeline Accident

• After DEIS Filings, FERC Asks for Supplemental Info from Dominion

• DPMC Takes Legal Action Against Virginia DEQ. Again!

• Diverse DEIS Comments Raise Serious Questions About ACP

• Federal Review of Atlantic Coast Pipeline Fails People and the Environment

• Some Legislative Leaders Endorsing ACP Have Financial Ties to ACP

• Virginia DEQ To Require Separate 401 Certifications for ACP & MVP

• Down to the Finish Line: Less Than One Week Remains for DEIS Comments

• ABRA Writes Virginia and West Virginia State Legislators

• Augusta Board of Supervisors Raises Serious Questions With DEIS

• New Story Map Highlights Potential Harm to Shenandoah Mountain

• Court Rejects Law Suit Claiming FERC Bias Favors Pipelines

• Only Two Weeks Remain to Comment on the ACP DEIS

• VOF Files Supplemental Comments With FERC

• Constitution Pipeline Challenge to Section 401 Denial Rejected

• DPMC Objects to ‘One-Size-Fits-All Approach’ to Regulating Utility Projects

• Dominion Criticizes Forest Service in U.S. Senate Testimony

• Landslide Potential for ACP in Nelson County Understated

• Budget Cuts Loom for Conservation, EPA Enforcement, Clean Power Plan

• Call for DEIS to be Rescinded and Revised

• Mountaintop Removal Will Be a Significant Consequence of the ACP

• Four Weeks Remain to Comment on the ACP DEIS

• Dominion Criticized for Lack of Responsiveness to the Forest Service

• EPA Withdraws Methane Info Request for the Oil and Gas Industry

• Environmental Journalists Object to FERC DEIS Comment Procedures

• New Study on ACP Impact on National Forests Released

• Large Turnouts for FERC Comments Session on the DEIS

• New Study Concludes that ACP & MVP Will Increase Climate Change

• Synopsis of DEIS Process and Highlights Now Available

• Dominion’s Aaron Ruby’s Interviewed by Allegheny Mountain Radio

• What Might the Oroville Dam and the ACP have in Common?

• ABRA Grassroots Committee Created

• VOF Defers Decision on Conservation Easement Proposal

• Gubernatorial Candidate Perriello Announces Opposition to ACP & MVP

• Dominion’s Plans to Use HDD Challenged in Comments to FERC

• VOF Trustees to Vote on ACP Conservation Easement Proposal Next Week

• DEIS Briefing Meetings Begin

• FERC Raises New Questions With MVP, Delaying a Final DEIS

• Law Suit Filed Against Proposed Buckingham County Compressor Station

• FERC Approves Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Just Before Losing Its Quorum

• LaFleur Named Acting Chairman of FERC; Commissioner Bay Resigns

• Trump’s Executive Actions: What Do They Mean for Proposed Pipelines?

• Forest Service Communications Still Needed

• VOF Decision Two-Weeks Away

• Public Comment Sessions for ACP Scheduled

• Your Help Is Needed: Support the Forest Service

• It’s Not Too Late to Voice Your Concerns to VOF

• N.C. Walk to Protect Our Peoples and the Places We Live: March 4-19, 2017

• New ACP Information Filed on Geohazards, Forest Fragmentation, HDD

• Energy Users Association Endorses the ACP

• “Troubled Waters: Voices from Bath” To Premiere in Allegheny Highlands

• Pipelines Being Urged to Use State Courts for Eminent Domain Cases

• DEIS for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline: Sorry, Shallow and Incomplete

• Action Is Needed Now on VOF Consideration of ACP Easements Issue

• ABRA Year-end Report for 2016

• Forest Service, BLM Object to FERC Schedule for Pipelines

• ABRA Members Urge FERC To Reject ACP Route Over VOF Easement Issue

• EPA Releases Study on Impact of Fracking on Drinking Water

2016

• Dominion Shares – and Withholds – More Information About ACP Route

• When Will the DEIS Be Released for the ACP?

• EDF Raises Concern Over Utility Affiliate Relationships in Pipeline Projects

• EnergySure Coalition Lauds Governor McAuliffe

• Wintergreen Asks FERC for Site-Specific Analysis of High-Hazards

• Fish and Wildlife to Consider Incidental Taking of Endangered Species

• While Waiting for the Release of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline DEIS . . .

• Brookings Institution Critiques Energy Outlook Under Trump

• West Virginia Supreme Court Strikes Down MVP Pipeline Surveys

• Pipeline Summit a Resounding Success

• State Utility Regulators React to Trump Victory

• Appalachian Trail Conservancy Opposes MVP

• FERC Asks for More Environmental Information on the ACP

• Dominion Responds to FERC Info Requests

• ABRA Steering Committee Changes

• A Trump Administration: What to Expect on Pipeline Issues

• Bath County Landowners Demand Water Quality Assurances From ACP

• Industry Study Warned of Threats to Pipeline Integrity

• ABRA Welcomes 51st Member

• Forest Service Requests High-Hazard Specifics for ACP

• FERC Raises More Hard Questions About the ACP

• Buckingham County Planners Defer Action on Compressor Station Permit

• EPA Seeks Climate Dialogue with FERC on Natural Gas Pipelines

• MVP Public Comments on DEIS to be Received Beginning Next Week

• VOF Schedules Consideration of MVP and ACP Conversion Applications

• Pew Research Releases New Study of Climate Change Attitudes

• Pipeline Summit to Highlight Property Rights & Eminent Domain Reform

• WV Consideration of ACP Water Permit Again Delayed

• FERC Asked to Reject ACP Route Through Conservation Easements

• The Impact of the ACP Would Be Devastating!

• CCAN Leads Richmond Demonstrations on Pipelines, Coal Ash

• Consumer’s Union Criticizes Dominion’s Integrated Resource Plan

• NFS Expresses Concerns Over ACP Geohazard and Biological Analyses

• Buckingham Compressor Station Hearing Draws a Packed House More

• PA Supreme Court Strikes Down State Eminent Domain Law for Oil & Gas

• McAuliffe Reiterates “I Don’t Have the Authority” About the ACP

• DPMC Implores Virginia to Fulfill Its Responsibilities to Protect Water

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