- – E&E News – 7/28/20
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,
In North Carolina, novel legal maneuver deployed against Atlantic Coast Pipeline
- – 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 NC Climate Solutions Network state:
Facts we have discovered since January of 2018 show significant adverse impact to the largest community of American Indians east of the Mississippi River from the construction and operation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and projects dependent upon it.
EPA’s latest power grab is aimed at states’ rights
- – The Hill – 8/14/19
Sections of pipe washed away by flood returned to MVP construction area
- – The Roanoke Times – 11/1/18
Flood carries a piece of the Mountain Valley Pipeline into the hands of opposing landowner
- – The Roanoke Times – 10/12/18
West Virginia OKs water permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline
- – The Roanoke Times – 3/24/17
Constitution Pipeline Challenge to Section 401 Denial Rejected
A lawsuit challenging New York State’s denial of a required certification for the Constitution Pipeline has been dealt a setback by the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of New York, which ruled that it “lacks subject-matter jurisdiction, because Constitution has not pleaded an injury in fact and thus lacks standing” to assert its claims.