- – The Roanoke Times – 11/18/20
Oceana Finds Plastic Entangling, Choking 1,800 Marine Animals in U.S. Waters
- – Oceana – 11/19/20
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).
Virginia’s vanishing bee: State works to save rusty patched bumblebee
Mountain Valley Pipeline construction won’t jeopardize protected species, federal review says
- – The Roanoke Times – 9/4/20
New Biological Assessment Filed With FERC, But Not Made Public
Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc. filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on June 22 a new Biological Assessment (BA) for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), but designated the information as “privileged and confidential” and thus not available to the public.
President to Sign Order to Waive Environmental Reviews for Pipelines
The Washington Post has reported that President Trump was to sign on June 4 an Executive Order invoking a federal law where emergency circumstances make it necessary to take an action with significant environmental impact without observing normal requirements imposed by laws such as the Endangered Species Act and the National Environmental Protection Act.
Outdated pipeline surveys need updates from Dominion
- – The Recorder – 4/9/20
Federal Court Rebuffs FWS Over Classification of Northern Long-Eared Bat
The 2015 listing of the northern long-eared bat as “threatened” rather than “endangered” by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has been rejected by U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The January 28 decision by the Court,
FERC Restarts New Fish and Wildlife Permit Process for ACP
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has requested in a February 10 letter that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) reinitiate formal consultation with Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC (ACP, LLC) to develop a new Biological Opinion (BO) and Incidental Take Statement (ITS) on the company’s proposed pipeline.