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Clean Water Act

Attorney General Herring Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Rule Undermining States’ Clean Water Act Oversight

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  • – Office of the Attorney General of Virginia – 7/21/20
Daniel Shaffer July 31, 2020 Regional & MVP Read more

North Carolina Poised to Grant 401-Certification to ACP

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NC DEQ) may announce as early as Friday its certification of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), under provisions of Section 401 of the federal Clean Water Act, according to reports that surfaced Wednesday and Thursday (see article below in In the News). 

Daniel Shaffer January 26, 2018 Pipeline Updates Read more

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

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has proclaimed that there is to be no further input from the public in the final stages of water quality certification (under Section 401 of the federal Clean Water Act) for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline,

Daniel Shaffer January 19, 2018 Pipeline Updates Read more

Two Pipelines, Two Different Decisions

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  • – NPR WVTF – 12/26/17
Daniel Shaffer January 5, 2018 Regional & MVP Read more

Virginia DEQ Issues 401 Certificate for ACP: With Strings!

The December 12 decision by the Virginia State Water Control Board to approve, with conditions, a water quality certification for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) has finally been made official with a December 20 notification.  In its certification document,

Daniel Shaffer December 22, 2017 Pipeline Updates Read more

Second court challenge filed over water quality certification for Mountain Valley Pipeline

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  • – The Roanoke Times – 12/18/17
Daniel Shaffer December 22, 2017 Regional & MVP Read more

After pipeline losses, greens hope for win in this tiny town

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  • – E&E News – 12/21/17
Daniel Shaffer December 22, 2017 Big Picture Read more

MVP Certification Decision Challenged in Court

Following last week’s decision by the Virginia State Water Control Board to grant Section 401 water quality certification for the Mountain Valley Pipeline, a group of ABRA members filed suit against the Water Control Board and the Department of Environmental Quality. 

Daniel Shaffer December 15, 2017 Pipeline Updates Read more

State water board sued over decision to allow Mountain Valley Pipeline

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  • – The Roanoke Times – 12/8/17
Daniel Shaffer December 15, 2017 Regional & MVP Read more

Va. to expand review of proposed gas pipelines

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  • – The Daily Progress – 7/1/17
Daniel Shaffer July 7, 2017 Regional & MVP Read more
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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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