- – Bacon’s Rebellion – 9/13/19
The Sixth Year of the Fight Begins
It was 5 years ago this week – Tuesday, September 2, 2014 – that Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe and Dominion Energy CEO Tom Farrell appeared at a press conference in Richmond to announce the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) project, a partnership of Dominion,
“VioBlitz” Uncovers Over 100 Potential MVP Violations
Impacted landowners, concerned citizens, and trained volunteer monitors participated in a “VioBlitz” over the August 9-11 weekend. Sponsored by the West Virginia Rivers Coalition, an ABRA member and a partner in the ABRA CSI program (Compliance Surveillance Initiative), participants traveled portions of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and documented as many permit violations as possible over a 3-day period.
Lumbee Indians, climate coalition ask DEQ to revoke Atlantic Coast Pipeline permit; EPA proposes to clamp down on states’ authority
- – The Progressive Pulse – 8/15/19
Virginia joins coalition suing Trump administration over Clean Power Plan replacement
- – Virginia Mercury – 8/13/19
West Virginia Legislators Tour MVP Construction Sites
Five members of the West Virginia House of Delegates on July 16 toured construction sites along the Mountain Valley Pipeline route in Summers County, WV, near where the pipeline would cross the Greenbrier River. The tour, which was hosted by the West Virginia Rivers Coalition,
ACP Would Cost NC $20 Billion, a Cruel Hoax — News Release from Energy Justice NC Coalition
- – NCWARN Press Release – 6/17/19
Dominion Responds to Calls for Deregulation
- – Bacon’s Rebellion – 5/20/19
New Virginia energy coalition is announced
Nine organizations representing a wide range of public policy ideologies announced the on May 7 the formation of the Virginia Energy Reform Coalition (VERC), an unprecedented coalition with the goal of reforming Virginia’s energy market. Coalition policy goals include implementing performance-based regulation,
Coalition from left, right calls on state to break up utilities, deregulate energy; Dominion bristles
- – Washington Post – 5/7/19