Twenty-four conservation groups, including ABRA, have voiced strong support to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for the agency to finalize designating the northern long-eared bat as an endangered species. The groups’ May 23 letter to FWS, sent on
ACP Survey Claims Are Contested as Outdated
Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC’s has contended to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that bat surveys it conducted in 2015 should be considered “current.” This contention was challenged in an April 2 letter to FERC by the Southern Environmental Law
Federal Court Rebuffs FWS Over Classification of Northern Long-Eared Bat
The 2015 listing of the northern long-eared bat as “threatened” rather than “endangered” by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has been rejected by U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The January 28 decision by the Court,
A blind crustacean, at least for now, is stronger than Dominion’s drive for a gas pipeline
Card – News Leader – 8/15/19
4th Circuit casts critical eye on Atlantic Coast permits
Card – E&E News EnergyWire – 5/10/19
Fish and Wildlife Case on the ACP Is Set for Oral Argument on May 9
The lawsuit challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) biological opinion and incidental take statement for the Atlantic Coast (ACP) that led to work stopping on the project is scheduled for oral argument on Thursday, May 9 before a
Developers want more time for pipeline tree clearing
Card – The Herald-Sun – 3/16/18
Pipeline route near bat habitat
Card – The Recorder – 3/23/17