The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated on December 13 the U.S. Forest Service’s approval for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) to cross two national forests and the Appalachian Trail. The Court’s 60-page opinion came on a case brought by several ABRA members and others that was argued on September 28 (see ABRA Update #200 for details).
Atlantic Coast Pipeline set to destroy rare Bath County old-growth forest
- – News Leader – 10/17/18
Head of Jefferson National Forest temporarily reassigned as pipeline controversy continues
- – The Roanoke Times – 8/15/18
Why is an energy company asking for permission to destroy a masterpiece?
- – The Washington Post – 8/7/18
Authority for MVP to Cross Jefferson National Forest Vacated
The decision of the U.S. Forest Service to permit the Mountain Valley Pipeline to cross the Jefferson National Forest was vacated July 27 by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. The challenge to that decision had been brought by Sierra Club,
Relish a Day Hike or Overnight Stay in an Old-Growth Forest in Bath County
The biggest regional land-clearing project since the federal highway program of the 1960s is now underway in Virginia. In order to build the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley pipelines, Dominion Energy and EQT are targeting vulnerable communities, destroying precious ecosystems,
Pruitt Is Wrong on Burning Forests for Energy
- – The New York Times – 5/3/18
But wait, there’s more …
- – The Recorder – 3/28/18
Power bills, access at issue
- – The Recorder – 3/15/18
Parts of Monongahela Forest to close during Atlantic Coast Pipeline construction
- – WVNS59 News – 3/9/18