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Forest Service approves MVP crossing through Jefferson National Forest, triggering lawsuit and frustration from environmentalists

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  • – Charleston Gazette-Mail – 1/12/21
Daniel Shaffer January 22, 2021 Regional & MVP, Regional Issues Read more

MVP Cleared by FERC for Construction Near National Forest; Glick Calls Decision ‘Nonsensical’

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  • – Natural Gas Intelligence – 12/18/20
Daniel Shaffer January 8, 2021 ACP-MVP, Regional & MVP Read more

Forest Service supports Mountain Valley Pipeline route through Jefferson National Forest

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  • – Charleston Gazette-Mail – 12/11/20
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  • Trump administration rams through final Forest Service analysis of controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline
Daniel Shaffer December 21, 2020 Regional & MVP, Regional Issues Read more

ABRA’s Conservation Hub Launches Ambitious Forest Service Project

ABRA’s new Conservation Hub program, which was featured in the lead article in the October 23 ABRA Update, is embarking on a major project that will be the first of its kind in the nation. 

Daniel Shaffer November 16, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more

Federal regulators order Atlantic Coast Pipeline to provide a plan for project wind-down, restoration

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  • – Virginia Mercury – 10/29/20
Daniel Shaffer November 16, 2020 ACP-MVP, Local & ACP Read more

FERC Decisions on ACP Restoration Still Under Review

It has been almost 10 weeks since the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) received comments from the public on the request by Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC (ACP, LLC) for: 1) a one-year extension of its certificate (which expires October 13,

Daniel Shaffer October 9, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more

With ACP canceled, Nelson residents look to environmental recovery

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  • – The News & Advance – 9/30/20
Daniel Shaffer October 9, 2020October 12, 2020 ACP-MVP, Local & ACP Read more

Kotcon, Campbell: Many winners in scrapped pipeline project (Opinion)

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  • – Charleston Gazette-Mail – 8/4/20
Daniel Shaffer August 7, 2020 Local & ACP Read more

Defeat of Atlantic Coast Pipeline rooted in homegrown legal strategy

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  • – Richmond Times-Dispatch – 7/24/20
Daniel Shaffer July 31, 2020 Local & ACP Read more

Ag Secretary Perdue Orders Regulatory Streamlining of National Forests

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has announced a major streamlining of regulatory processes under the management of the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).  In a June 12 memorandum to the Chief of the Forest Service Perdue directed that the USFS increase the productivity of National Forests and Grasslands,

Daniel Shaffer June 19, 2020 Pipeline Updates 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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