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New Study Says Landslides Are a Serious Threat to the ACP

The routes of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), as well as the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), pass through the most landslide-prone landscape in the United States, according to a new study released June 11 by the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance (ABRA).

Daniel Shaffer June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more

Supertrees: Meet Indonesia’s carbon guardian

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  • – Vox – 12/12/19
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    But can we protect them?
Daniel Shaffer December 13, 2019 Big Picture Read more

‘A muddy mess.’ Ill. landowners fight FERC over pipeline

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  • – E&E News – 9/23/19
Daniel Shaffer September 30, 2019 Big Picture Read more

With Hurricane Camille in mind, Nelson County worries about potential steep price for pipeline

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  • – Richmond Times-Dispatch – 8/16/19
Daniel Shaffer August 23, 2019August 23, 2019 Local & ACP, Uncategorized Read more

Photos, Video: Excavator for Mountain Valley Pipeline Topples Over, Spills Fluids on Organic Farm

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  • – Blue Virginia 7/16/19
Daniel Shaffer July 19, 2019 Regional & MVP Read more

Landslides, explosions spark fear in pipeline country

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  • – E&E News – 6/4/19
Daniel Shaffer June 8, 2019 Regional & MVP Read more

ACP Attempt to Expand Stabilization Activities Challenged

A February 11 request by Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC (ACP, LLC) to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to authorize additional stabilization measures for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline – including new trenching – has been challenged by the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC),

Daniel Shaffer February 22, 2019 Pipeline Updates Read more

Why the ACP Challenges the Central Appalachian Ecology

Recent weekly environmental monitoring reports issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of construction problems of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline illustrate the significant environmental difficulties being encountered by the project.  The photos below, taken after rains in Upshur County,

Daniel Shaffer February 22, 2019February 22, 2019 Pipeline Updates Read more

Work stopped on pipeline that exploded in Beaver County, after Pa. regulators find environmental violations

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  • – Pittsburg Post-Gazette – 10/30/18
Daniel Shaffer November 2, 2018 Regional & MVP Read more

Pipelines and Farmers Battle Over Lifetime Loss

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  • – AgWeb – 11/14/17
Daniel Shaffer November 17, 2017 Big Picture Read more

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The Allegheny Blue-Ridge Alliance (ABRA) is a coalition of organizations concerned about the natural gas pipeline that Dominion Resources and its partner companies have proposed to build through portions of West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina.

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