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As Dominion’s rate review gears up, a broader fight about regulatory balance resurges

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  • – Virginia Mercury – 4/9/21
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Daniel Shaffer April 20, 2021 Local & ACP, Regional Issues Read more

Why investments in clean, renewable energy will avoid blackouts at a low cost

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  • – The Hill – 4/8/21
Daniel Shaffer April 20, 2021 Big Picture Read more

New Report Strongly Implies That the Virginia Clean Economy Act’s 2045/2050 Timeframe Is At Least a Decade Too Slow

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  • – Blue Virginia – 3/11/21
Daniel Shaffer March 19, 2021 Local & ACP, Regional Issues Read more

Blackjewel’s bankruptcy is a harbinger of trouble ahead for the plummeting coal industry

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  • – Courier-Journal – 3/3/21
Daniel Shaffer March 11, 2021 Regional & MVP, Regional Issues Read more

U.S. Disaster Costs Doubled in 2020, Reflecting Costs of Climate Change

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  • – The New York Times – 1/7/21
Daniel Shaffer January 8, 2021 Big Picture Read more

Big but affordable effort needed for America to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, Princeton study shows

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  • – Princeton Environmental Research – 12/15/20
Daniel Shaffer January 8, 2021 Big Picture Read more

With offshore wind, Virginia hopes a 21st-century manufacturing boom will offset a hefty price tag

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  • – Virginia Mercury – 11/30/20
Daniel Shaffer December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 Local & ACP, Regional Issues Read more

Why 2021 Will Be A Banner Year For Renewable Energy In The U.S.

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  • – OilPrice.com – 11/18/20
Daniel Shaffer November 20, 2020 Big Picture Read more

MVP Further Delayed and Costs Soar; Challenge to BiOp Filed

Completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) will be delayed until the second half of 2021, according to Equitrans Midstream Corp., the lead partner of the project.  The project is now expected to cost nearly $6 billion, a more than 50% increase in the project’s projected cost when construction began in 2018. 

Daniel Shaffer November 16, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more

Another delay, cost increase for the Mountain Valley Pipeline

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  • – The Roanoke Times – 11/3/20
Daniel Shaffer November 16, 2020 ACP-MVP, 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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