A draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for restoration of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline route is still on track to be released by the end of July, according to conversations ABRA had this week with key staff at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
The day ‘Hot Girl Summer’ came to Congress
- – Grist – 7/21/21
Virginia certification of MVP water crossings still uncertain
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has responded to a May 13 request from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) as to whether DEQ intended to require for the Mountain Valley Pipeline a new certificate under section 401 of the Clean Water Act concerning the project’s proposal to change the waterbody crossing method for the project at 120 stream or river crossings,
Greater FERC authority over transmission siting not a fix-all for grid woes: Glick
Glick: ‘Great sense of urgency’ to reform pipeline approvals
- – E&E Energywire – 6/28/21
What Supreme Court ruling means for FERC, gas, pipelines
- – E&E News – 6/30/21
DC Circuit slams FERC criteria for approving pipelines
The long-standing practice of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) justifying the need for a new pipeline by over relying on a pipeline’s plans to sell gas to an associated company (e.g., precedent agreements) to establish market need was called into serious question by the DC Circuit Court of Appeals in a decision released June 22.
VA DEQ urged to require certification for MVP water crossings
Fifteen conservation organizations, including ABRA, wrote the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) on June 21 arguing that the agency must require certification under section 401 of the Clean Water Act for the Mountain Valley Pipeline to tunnel under nearly 100 streams and wetlands in Virginia.
A Long-Awaited Participatory Revolution in Energy Regulation
- – The Regulatory Review – 6/22/21
ACP responds to FERC questions on pipeline restoration plans
Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC (ACP, LLC) has responded to a list of 51 questions posed to it by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in a May 7 request. FERC’s questions covered a wide range of topics,