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Rehearing Sought on Fourth Circuit Opinion on ACP Forest Service Permit

The Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC filed on January 28 a petition with the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals asking that the Court grant rehearing en banc (before the full Fourth Circuit) on the successful challenge that a group of ABRA members made against the Forest Service permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP). 

dshaffer723 February 1, 2019 Pipeline Updates Read more

National Park Service reconsiders permit, creating uncertainty for $7B Atlantic Coast Pipeline

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  • – Charlotte Business Journal – 1/24/19
dshaffer723 January 25, 2019 Local & ACP Read more

West Virginia Opens Comment Period for Changes to Stream Crossing Rules

Modifications to the West Virginia regulations covering stream crossings for pipelines and similar projects have been proposed by the state’s Department of Environmental Protection.  The modifications address the issue of the state’s existing requirement governing the timeframe within which stream crossing must be completed within 72 hours. 

dshaffer723 January 21, 2019 Pipeline Updates Read more

Mountain Valley Pipeline starts the new year with new complications

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  • – The Roanoke Times – 1/16/19
dshaffer723 January 21, 2019 Regional & MVP Read more

Fourth Circuit Throws Out Forest Service Approvals for the ACP

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated on December 13 the U.S. Forest Service’s approval for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) to cross two national forests and the Appalachian Trail.  The Court’s 60-page opinion came on a case brought by several ABRA members and others that was argued on September 28 (see ABRA Update #200 for details). 

dshaffer723 December 14, 2018 Pipeline Updates Read more

FERC Requested to Revoke ACP’s Certificate

In a filing late December 13, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) was asked to revoke the certificate for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in light of the decision earlier in the day by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to vacate the U.S.

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‘If I were Dominion I’d be panicked:’ Federal court vacates another Atlantic Coast Pipeline permit

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  • – Virginia Mercury – 12/13/18
dshaffer723 December 14, 2018 Local & ACP Read more

Congress considers changing law for pipeline crossing of Appalachian Trail, Blue Ridge Parkway

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  • – KVPI 6 News – 12/3/18
dshaffer723 December 7, 2018 Regional & MVP Read more

Fourth Circuit Vacates MVP’s Nationwide 12 Permit

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ issuance of a Nationwide 12 Permit to the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) has been held to be invalid by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.  The November 27 Order from the Court held that Corps’ permit for the MVP violated the Clean Water Act and that the project will likely require an individual permit to cross streams. 

dshaffer723 December 1, 2018 Pipeline Updates Read more

Pipeline water crossing permits suspended

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  • – The Recorder – 11/29/18
dshaffer723 December 1, 2018 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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