The Southgate Project, a proposed extension of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) into North Carolina, has received a favorable environmental review by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The project, initiated in a filing with FERC in May 2018, would be a 75-mile natural gas transmission pipeline from Pittsylvania County,
Mountain Valley Pipeline extension clears environmental review by FERC
- – The Roanoke Times – 2/14/20
ABRA Calls Final ACP Environmental Report An “Affront to Democracy”
The July 21 release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) met wide-spread negative reaction from ABRA and its member organizations. In a press release issued shortly after the FEIS was made public,
Question of need stands in wake of pipeline environmental report
- – The Recorder – 7/27/17
Pipeline environmental statement: Most impacts will be ‘reduced to less-than-significant levels’
- – Richmond Times-Dispatch – 7/21/17
Dominion must meet conditions before construction
- – The Recorder – 7/27/17
Final EIS Due to be Released by FERC on Friday
The Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) is expected to be released first thing Friday morning, July 21 by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). A Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) was released December 30 and was the subject of extensive comments and public hearings.
The Next 98 Days
If the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) decision-making process were a horse race, we might be about to enter the home stretch. Between now and mid-October, several documents are to be released and actions are expected to be taken that will have a major impact on the future of the ACP.
FERC’s final environmental impact statement for Mountain Valley Pipeline elicits controversy
- – The Roanoke Times – 6/23/17
FERC Delays Final Environmental Impact release: scheduled for July 21st
- – Federal Register – 5/19/17