Twenty conservation groups, including ABRA and several of its members, have urged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to reject the pending application by Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC for its pipeline project to receive a permit for stream crossings under
Group say 401 certification required MVP water
Eight conservation groups have urged the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to issue a a certification under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act for the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s requested approval of new waterbody crossing methods for the project.
Ocasio-Cortez amendment has pipeline industry on edge
Card – E&E News – 7/28/20 Related: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Proposes A Death Blow To Pipelines Like Dakota Access
Comments on EPA Proposal to Weaken State 401 Authority Due Oct. 21
Comments on a new proposed rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that would weaken the ability of states to regulate their own waters are due October 21. The rule, reported on in the August 16 ABRA Update, would bring
In North Carolina, novel legal maneuver deployed against Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Card – Energy News Network – 8/21/19
Environment Groups Ask North Carolina to Revoke ACP’s 401 Certificate
A petition filed this week with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) requests that the agency revoke the 401-certification granted to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. In its August 13 letter to NCDEQ, Friends of the Earth and the
EPA’s latest power grab is aimed at states’ rights
Card – The Hill – 8/14/19 Related: PA Plans to Rewrite Clean Water Act Rules to Fast-Track Pipelines
Sections of pipe washed away by flood returned to MVP construction area
Card – The Roanoke Times – 11/1/18
Flood carries a piece of the Mountain Valley Pipeline into the hands of opposing landowner
Card – The Roanoke Times – 10/12/18
West Virginia OKs water permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline
Card – The Roanoke Times – 3/24/17