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

Among the amicus briefs filed with the U.S. Supreme Court on January 22 in support of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decision to vacate the U.S. Forest Service permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to cross the Appalachian Trail (see ABRA Update #250 article on this) was one jointly filed by: John Jarvis,

Daniel Shaffer January 31, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more

Prominent Park Advocates and Leaders Take Battle Over Atlantic Coast Pipeline to the Supreme Court

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  • – National Parks Conservation Association – 1/22/20
Daniel Shaffer January 31, 2020 Local & ACP Read more

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

The Atlantic Coast Pipeline “threatens Virginia’s resources without clear corresponding benefits,” so stated a brief filed January 22 with the U.S. Supreme Court by Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring.  The amicus brief was filed as part of the appeal brought by Atlantic Coast Pipeline,

Daniel Shaffer January 24, 2020January 24, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more

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

Several ABRA members were among organizations jointly filing an amicus brief last week in a case before the DC Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the practice of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to forestall judicial review of its orders,

Daniel Shaffer January 24, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more

New Brief Filed with Supreme Court in Cowpasture Case

The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) and the Sierra Club Environmental Law Program filed on January 15 a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in response to the briefs filed in December by the U.S. Forest Service and the Atlantic Coast Pipeline,

Daniel Shaffer January 17, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more

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

Amicus briefs in support of the appeal by the U.S. Forest Service and Atlantic Coast, LLC to the U.S. Supreme Court in the Cowpasture River, et. al.  case were filed on December 9.  As noted in last week’s ABRA Update,

Daniel Shaffer December 13, 2019 Pipeline Updates Read more

‘Not Limited to Pipelines’; Supporters Step Forward to Cheer ACP’s Supreme Court Petition

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  • – Natural Gas Intelligence – 12/11/19
Daniel Shaffer December 13, 2019 Local & ACP Read more

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

The petition filed with the U.S. Supreme Court by Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC (ACCP, LLC) should be denied, so stated a brief filed August 28 in opposition to the appeal.  ACCP, LLC filed its Writ of Certiorari on June 25,

Daniel Shaffer September 6, 2019 Pipeline Updates Read more

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

The lawsuit challenging the certificate of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) moved a step closer to being considered by the DC Circuit Court of Appeals with the filing of response briefs by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), on June 18,

Daniel Shaffer June 28, 2019 Pipeline Updates Read more

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Files Brief Supporting Environmental Justice for Historic African-American Community in Virginia

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  • – Blue Virginia – 6/10/19
Daniel Shaffer June 15, 2019 Local & ACP Read more
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The Allegheny Blue-Ridge Alliance (ABRA) is a coalition of conservation organizations dedicated to promoting and protecting the environmental integrity of the Allegheny-Blue Ridge region, which encompasses the Central Appalachian Highlands area of Virginia and West Virginia.

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