Public hearings by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding the permit application submitted by Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC for its proposed pipeline to cross certain bodies of water along the project’s path in West Virginia and Virginia will be
FERC names first-ever director of public participation Office
Card – E&E Energywire – 10/13/21
Comments due September 13 on draft SEIS for ACP restoration
Comments on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) for restoration work on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline route are due on Monday, September 13. The DESIS was published July 23 (for background and a link to the draft, click here).
DEQ taking public comments on Mountain Valley Pipeline stream crossings
Card – The Roanoke Times – 8/29/21
Infrastructure deal targets FERC public outreach
Card – E&E Energywire – 8/5/21
Pipeline seeks emergency FERC approval after courtroom blow
Card – E&E Energywire – 7/27/21
Off-road vehicles on public lands: a growing issue in WV
Recent efforts in the West Virginia General Assembly to promote off-highway vehicles (ORVs) on public lands is a growing concern among conservation groups in West Virginia. In the 2021 session of the West Virginia General Assembly there were 8 bills
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
A Long-Awaited Participatory Revolution in Energy Regulation
Card – The Regulatory Review – 6/22/21
Biden Administration unveils massive conservation plan
Card – E&E Greenwire, 5-6-21