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State panel studies potential impact of gold mining in Virginia

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  • – WDBJ7 News – 5/16/22
Daniel Shaffer May 20, 2022 Regional Issues Read more

Gold mining comes with risks and rewards. But those aren’t equally shared.

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  • – Virginia Mercury – 5/4/22
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Billions of dollars at stake as huge gold mine moves ahead with South Carolina expansion

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  • – The State – 4/17/22
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Youngkin administration sets stricter runoff rules for solar farms

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  • – Virginia Mercury – 4/18/22
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In A David Versus Goliath Battle Between NGOs And A Pipeline Company, Goliath Is Losing

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  • – Forbes – 4/2/22
Daniel Shaffer April 12, 2022 Regional Issues Read more

Opponents warn of ‘chaos’ as Supreme Court revives Trump permit rule

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  • – E&E News – 4/6/22
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Virginia regulatory board denies Mountain Valley Pipeline compressor station permit

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  • – Virginia Mercury – 12/3/21
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  • MVP Southgate Developers Eye ‘Next Steps’ After Virginia DEQ Panel Denies Permit
Daniel Shaffer December 20, 2021 Regional Issues Read more

Exploratory drilling for copper, zinc underway in Pittsylvania County as new environmental coalition forms

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  • – Danville Register & Bee – 12/13/21
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  • Press Pause on metal mining in Virginia
Daniel Shaffer December 20, 2021 Regional Issues Read more

Virginia Water Board approves MVP permit

The Virginia State Water Control Board voted 3-2 on December 14 to approve a water quality certificate for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). Two members were not present.  The project still needs a water certificate from West Virginia, which is expected to act by December 31,

Daniel Shaffer December 20, 2021 Pipeline Updates Read more

Chatham residents and others to speak against Lambert Compressor Station at air board hearing

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  • – Appalachian Voices – 12/1/21
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  • Residents Near Proposed Lambert Compressor Station Push Back, Cite Environmental Racism
Daniel Shaffer December 3, 2021 Regional Issues Read more
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The Allegheny Blue-Ridge Alliance (ABRA) is a coalition of conservation organizations dedicated to promoting and protecting the environmental integrity of the Allegheny-Blue Ridge region, which encompasses the Central Appalachian Highlands area of Virginia and West Virginia.

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