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Senators Kaine and Warner voice concerns about MVP stream crossings

Virginia’s two U.S. Senators, Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, have written Richard Glick, Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), to express concerns they have heard from constituents about confusion on recent filings with the agency by Mountain Valley Pipeline,

Daniel Shaffer April 7, 2021 Pipeline Updates Read more

FERC rejects bid to halt Mountain Valley construction

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  • – E&E Energywire – 3/25/21
Daniel Shaffer April 7, 2021 Regional & MVP, Regional Issues Read more

FERC makes major shift on pipeline CO2 emissions

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  • – E&E Energywire – 3/19/21
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  • FERC Takes a Step Forward on Environmental Impacts
Daniel Shaffer April 7, 2021 Big Picture Read more

What FERC needs to hear about the ACP Restoration Plan

The public comment period on the proposed plan for the restoration of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) route, which was formally announced by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in a March 8 Federal Register notice and preliminary discussed in the March 4 ABRA Update,

Daniel Shaffer March 19, 2021 Pipeline Updates Read more

FERC announces new scoping period for MVP environmental issues

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued on March 16 a notice of scoping and request for public comments regarding environmental issues associated with the pending application (referenced in the above article) to change the method of stream crossings for the Mountain Valley Pipeline. 

Daniel Shaffer March 19, 2021 Pipeline Updates Read more

FERC announces public comment period for ACP restoration issues

A scoping period to provide the public an opportunity to comment on the proposed restoration plan for the route of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which was cancelled on July 5, 2020, has been announced by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 

Daniel Shaffer March 11, 2021 Pipeline Updates Read more

FERC pipeline eminent domain fight heats up

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  • – E&E Energywire – 3/4/21
Daniel Shaffer March 11, 2021 Big Picture Read more

IEEFA U.S.: FERC to reconsider decades-old policy on assessing need for new interstate gas pipelines

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  • – IEEFA – 2/22/21
Daniel Shaffer March 11, 2021 Big Picture Read more

ABRA members file comments with FERC about ACP restoration issues

Fifteen conservation groups, including 9 ABRA members, filed comments on February 9, with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to raise concerns over the plan recently submitted to the agency by Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC (Atlantic) on how the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) route would be restored.

Daniel Shaffer February 26, 2021February 26, 2021 Pipeline Updates, Regional Issues Read more

Glick unveils environmental justice, climate plans

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  • – E&E Energywire – 2/12/21
Daniel Shaffer February 26, 2021 Big Picture 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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