A new request to halt construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) was made to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in a January 14 filing by the Southern Environmental Law Center, Appalachian Mountain Advocates and Chesapeake Bay Foundation on behalf of their respective client groups.
‘Environmental Justice Is Not Merely a Box to Be Checked’
- – The New York Times – 1/23/20
Threats to safety, health, environment from pipeline still not addressed
- – The Recorder – 1/23/20
Dominion seeks permits to build new power plant in Chesterfield
- – Chesterfield Observer – 12/13/19
Judge approves $2.15 million settlement of lawsuit against Mountain Valley Pipeline
- – The Roanoke Times – 12/12/19
Beth Kreydatus column: Virginia needs a more transparent regulatory system for fossil fuel investments
- – The Roanoke Times – 12/15/19
Munley: Past time for water board to stop pipeline
- – The Roanoke Times – 12/12/19
Judges Raise Pointed Questions About ACP Air Permit Approval
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals heard on October 29 arguments in the case challenging the permit issued by the Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) compressor station proposed for Buckingham County, VA. The case,
New Study Highlights Negative Water Quality Impacts of Pipeline Projects
A new study commissioned by Trout Unlimited concludes that the impact on water quality of several natural gas pipeline projects in the Appalachian region is profound, even when care is taken to minimize impacts. Pipeline Impacts to Water Quality,
New NRDC Study Confirms Unequal Water Quality for Minorities
“Race, ethnicity, and language had the strongest relationship to slow and ineffective enforcement of the Safe Drinking Water Act,” according to the findings of a new study released September 24 by ABRA member Natural Resources Defense Council. The study found that “while the Safe Drinking Water Act guarantees all Americans access to clean,