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Regulators say Dominion’s long-range plan doesn’t meet statutory standards

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  • – Virginia Mercury – 2/2/21
Daniel Shaffer February 19, 2021 Local & ACP, Regional Issues Read more

‘Game-changer’: FERC order opens door for renewables

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  • – E&E Energywire – 9/18/20
Daniel Shaffer September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 Big Picture Read more

New York State Codifies Fracking Ban in Budget

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  • – Natural Resources Defense Council – 4/3/20
Daniel Shaffer April 10, 2020 Big Picture Read more

Q&A: NRDC attorney on the legal issues behind Atlantic Coast Pipeline challenge

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  • – Energy News Network – 3/19/20
Daniel Shaffer March 20, 2020 Local & ACP Read more

Top Democrat Energy Staffer Joins Duke Energy as VP

The Democrat Staff Director of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Sarah Venuto, has been named Vice President of Public Policy for Duke Energy.  She began her duties on January 13.

Ms. Venuto was appointed to the minority staff director position of the Senate Energy Committee in January 2019 after serving for 4 years on the staff of Sen.

Daniel Shaffer January 17, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more

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,

Daniel Shaffer October 11, 2019 Pipeline Updates Read more

As utilities scramble to manage explosive DER growth, is power grid autonomy a solution?

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  • – Utility Dive – 9/11/19
Daniel Shaffer September 13, 2019 Big Picture Read more

U.S. Pressure Blocks Declaration on Climate Change at Arctic Talks

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  • – The New York Times – 5/7/19
Daniel Shaffer May 13, 2019 Uncategorized Read more

New Study Says ACP and MVP Present Serious Threats to Drinking Water

“Numerous environmental risks associated with pipeline construction and operation present direct threats to groundwater resources,” according to a study released this week by the Natural Resources Defense Council.  The study, Threats to Groundwater from the Mountain Valley Pipeline and Atlantic Coast Pipeline in Virginia,

Daniel Shaffer June 2, 2018 Pipeline Updates Read more

Strickler: Virginia steps in where Trump fails

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  • – The Roanoke Times – 4/23/18
Daniel Shaffer April 27, 2018 Regional & MVP Read more
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