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Youngkin administration says it aims to speed up environmental permitting

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  • – Virginia Mercury – 4/14/22
Daniel Shaffer April 20, 2022 Regional Issues Read more

Youngkin administration sets stricter runoff rules for solar farms

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  • – Virginia Mercury – 4/18/22
Daniel Shaffer April 20, 2022 Regional Issues Read more

Bill stripping citizen air and water boards of permitting power headed to governor

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  • – Virginia Mercury – 2/28/22
Daniel Shaffer March 15, 2022 Regional Issues Read more

Air and water board bills hurt businesses and communities

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  • – Virginia Mercury – 2/21/22
  • Related:
  • Va. Senate Democrats pass GOP bill to remove power of citizen environmental boards
  • Bill to strip state environmental boards of permitting authority is a big mistake
Daniel Shaffer February 25, 2022 Regional Issues Read more

Mountain Valley Pipeline has a terrible record. Why would regulators let it go forward?

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  • – Virginia Mercury – 11/12/21
Daniel Shaffer November 22, 2021 Regional Issues Read more

Key decisions on MVP to be made soon

Several key decisions are due to be made soon concerning necessary permits for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). Here’s a review of some key dates:

  • Army Corps of Engineers consideration of a 404 permit for the MVP to cross streams and rivers – deadline for comments is 11:59 pm,
Daniel Shaffer November 22, 2021 Pipeline Updates Read more

Comments on MVP stream crossings due October 27

Comments on the request by Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC to have a new Section 401 Water Protection Permit issued by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality for MVP related to its crossing streams and wetlands in Virginia are due October 27. 

Daniel Shaffer October 22, 2021 Pipeline Updates Read more

The common wealth of water

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  • – Virginia Mercury – 10/18/21
Daniel Shaffer October 22, 2021 Regional Issues Read more

‘Completely out of the norm’: Central Virginia counties protest Chickahominy Pipeline plan

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  • – WRIC 8 News – 10/4/21
Daniel Shaffer October 8, 2021 Regional Issues Read more

DEQ taking public comments on Mountain Valley Pipeline stream crossings

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  • – The Roanoke Times – 8/29/21
Daniel Shaffer September 10, 2021 Regional & MVP, Regional Issues Read more
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Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance

The Allegheny Blue-Ridge Alliance (ABRA) is a coalition of conservation organizations dedicated to promoting and protecting the environmental integrity of the Allegheny-Blue Ridge region, which encompasses the Central Appalachian Highlands area of Virginia and West Virginia.

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