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ABRA members file comments with FERC about ACP restoration issues

Fifteen conservation groups, including 9 ABRA members, filed comments on February 9, with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to raise concerns over the plan recently submitted to the agency by Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC (Atlantic) on how the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) route would be restored.

Daniel Shaffer February 26, 2021February 26, 2021 Pipeline Updates, Regional Issues Read more

Comments Due Friday, September 11 on MVP Extension Request

Comments on the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s request for a two-year extension of its certificate to construct the pipeline, which is due to expire October 13, are due to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) by 5 pm on Friday, September 11. 

Daniel Shaffer September 11, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more

Comments Filed Opposing Endangered Species Act Modification

Sixty-Four conservation organizations, including ABRA and several of its members, filed comments on September 3 with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service in response to a proposal by the two agencies to define “habitat” in the regulations governing the Endangered Species Act (ESA). 

Daniel Shaffer September 11, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more

FERC Receives Comments Objecting to ACP & SHP Extension Requests

A denial of Dominion Energy’s request for more time to complete its Supply Header Project (SHP) was a repeated theme among the scores of comments received by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on August 3 and preceding days.  Dominion Energy Transmission,

Daniel Shaffer August 7, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more

ACTION ALERT: Comments Due August 3 on ACP & SHP Time Extension

Comments are due by 5 pm, Monday, August 3 on the  request by Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc. (DETI), submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on July 10, for an extension of time of 1) one-year to address abandonment and restoration issues for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline,

Daniel Shaffer July 31, 2020July 31, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more

Public Comments Urged for ACP Abandonment and Restoration Request

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should not act on the extension request for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to be granted one year to address abandonment and restoration activities along the project’s right-of-way without providing an opportunity for a public comment period of at least 30-days,

Daniel Shaffer July 31, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more

ALERT: Comments to FERC on Extension of ACP Certificate Are Due July 2

ABRA members are urged to file comments with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in response to the request from Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc. that the certificate to build the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), which is due to expire on October 13,

Daniel Shaffer June 26, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more

Wide range of groups urge FERC to reject anti-net metering petition

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  • – Politico – 6/16/20
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  • Utilities remain mute on FERC net metering petition, leave filing to face overwhelming opposition
Daniel Shaffer June 19, 2020 Big Picture Read more

Comment Period Extended for Header Improvement Project

The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) has extended the comment period for the proposed Header Improvement Project (HIP), a proposal by Virginia Natural Gas for a pipeline expansion to serve a new power plant in Charles City, VA.  The SCC held a May 12 webcasts hearing and has indicated an additional hearing will be scheduled,

Daniel Shaffer May 26, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more

Wilson: Forest Service wants to reduce public input

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  • – The Roanoke Times – 12/18/19
Daniel Shaffer December 20, 2019 Local & ACP 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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