- – Blue Virginia – 3/12/19
WV Rivers Fires Back at House Resolution Condemning ACP Opponents
A resolution introduced in the West Virginia House of Delegates that would condemn citizen groups opposing the Atlantic Coast Pipeline has been strongly opposed by the West Virginia Rivers Coalition (WVRC), an ABRA member. House Resolution 11 condemns “assaults on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline” and urges “the groups spearheading these assaults to stop their attacks and delaying actions and in the process help pave the way for a cleaner and stronger energy future for West Virginia and for the entire nation.”
Angie Rosser,
CSI Program Shows Results, ACP Construction Violations Cited
ABRA’s Compliance Surveillance Initiative (CSI) is demonstrating its worth, despite the limited construction that has occurred for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Based upon aerial surveillance flights over the project’s route in West Virginia (conducted in November and December by the Pipeline Air Force,
West Virginia Opens Comment Period for Changes to Stream Crossing Rules
Modifications to the West Virginia regulations covering stream crossings for pipelines and similar projects have been proposed by the state’s Department of Environmental Protection. The modifications address the issue of the state’s existing requirement governing the timeframe within which stream crossing must be completed within 72 hours.
Mountain Valley Pipeline starts the new year with new complications
- – The Roanoke Times – 1/16/19
Virginia files lawsuit against Mountain Valley Pipeline
- – The Roanoke Times – 12/7/18
Rare candy darter found only in New River, Kanawha watersheds listed as endangered species
- – The Roanoke Times – 11/20/18
Court orders temporary halt of W.Va. water crossing authorizations for ACP pipeline project
- – S&P Global – 11/8/18
OP-ED: The injustices of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
- – Technician – 10/14/18
Army Corp Permit for MVP Suspended in Virginia
On October 4, at the request of a coalition of clean water advocates including the Sierra Club and Appalachian Mountain Advocates, the Army Corps of Engineers suspended a permit that the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) must have in order to build through waterways in Virginia.