A coalition of energy, petrochemical and steel companies announced on February 3 the formation of an alliance to develop a low-carbon and hydrogen industrial hub in the Appalachian region, specifically in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The group plans to build out an infrastructure for “blue” hydrogen production,
Defense League lobbies for landowner easements
- – Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald – 3/23/21
Environmental Nonprofit Studies Potential Impact of ACP on African American Community
- – NBC29 News – 11/4/19
NC Democrat faces ethics complaint over work for Duke Energy, Atlantic Coast Pipeline
- – The Herald Sun – 5/8/19
Blue Ridge Enviro Defense League Requests AG Mark Herring Seek Injunctive Relief Re: Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Section 401 Certification
- – Blue Virginia – 12/20/18
Hands Across the Appalachian Trail to be Held September 22
The third Annual “Hands Across the Appalachian Trail” has been announced for Saturday, September 22, from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm at the Humpback Rocks Visitor Center, located at Milepost 5.8 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The event is designed to highlight the necessity of protecting the Appalachian Trail from the unwanted onslaught of natural gas pipelines.
Hands Across the Appalachian Trail to be Held September 22
The third Annual “Hands Across the Appalachian Trail” has been announced for Saturday, September 22, from 10 am to noon at the Humpback Rocks Visitor Center, located at Milepost 5.8 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The event is designed to highlight the necessity of protecting the Appalachian Trail from the unwanted onslaught of natural gas pipelines.
Feds halt pipeline
- – The Recorder – 8/16/18
Late Friday Night, FERC’s Trump Appointees Reject Rehearing Request for ACP on 2-1 Vote; Powerful Dissent by Obama-Appointed Commissioner LaFleur; Other Trump Appointee Abstains But Agrees with LaFleur
- – Blue Virginia – 8/11/18
Court Vacates Key Permits for ACP
A key permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) was vacated on August 6 by the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit in a unanimous decision (3-0). The Court declared that the National Park Service’s (NPS) permit authorizing the ACP to cross under the Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP) and Appalachian National Trail (ANT) was arrived at with improper justification and should be deemed invalid.