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Fish and Wildlife Service Proceeding on Redrafting of New Permit

The biological opinion and taking statement issued for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and twice struck down by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (most recently in July of this year),

Daniel Shaffer December 13, 2019 Pipeline Updates Read more

4th Circuit casts critical eye on Atlantic Coast permits

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  • – E&E News EnergyWire – 5/10/19
Daniel Shaffer May 13, 2019 Local & ACP Read more

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 three-judge panel of the U.S.

Daniel Shaffer April 26, 2019 Pipeline Updates Read more

Cave survey protesting pipe route through karst

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  • – The Recorder – 6/1/17
Daniel Shaffer June 2, 2017 Local & ACP Read more

Valley Center pipeline route variation no better

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  • – The Recorder – 3/18/17
Daniel Shaffer May 19, 2017 Local & ACP Read more

Agency urges Dominion to avoid karst terrain

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  • – The Recorder – 4/13/17
Daniel Shaffer April 14, 2017 Local & ACP Read more

Dominion has no handle on karst, landowners say

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  • – The Recorder – 3/30/17
Daniel Shaffer March 31, 2017 Local & ACP Read more

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Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance

The Allegheny Blue-Ridge Alliance (ABRA) is a coalition of organizations concerned about the natural gas pipeline that Dominion Resources and its partner companies have proposed to build through portions of West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina.

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Monterey, VA 24465

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