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PHMSA staff concerned about agency-industry ties —IG

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  • – E&E Energywire – 1/19/21
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  • New PHMSA Rule to Ease Restrictions on Natural Gas Pipeline Operators
Daniel Shaffer January 22, 2021 Big Picture Read more

Biden Climate Team Says It Underestimated Trump’s Damage

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  • – E&E News – 1/6/21
Daniel Shaffer January 8, 2021 Big Picture Read more

Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks Find Opposition Within: Staff Scientists

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  • – The New York Times – 3/27/20
Daniel Shaffer April 3, 2020 Big Picture Read more

New Study: Environment Agencies’ Staff, Budget Cuts Endanger Public Health

A new analysis released December 5 by the Environmental Integrity Project, a watchdog group, concluded that over the past decade, 40 states reduced the workforce of their environmental agencies and 30 states cut their pollution control agency’s budget. 

Daniel Shaffer December 6, 2019December 6, 2019 Pipeline Updates Read more

Investigators plan Atlantic Coast Pipeline questioning in November

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  • – WRAL News – 10/18/19
Daniel Shaffer October 25, 2019 Local & ACP Read more

Cooper staffers will testify on pipeline deal

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  • – North State Journal – 10/16/19
Daniel Shaffer October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 Local & ACP Read more

Letter: Virginians deserve well-funded DEQ

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  • – The Roanoke Times – 2/28/19
Daniel Shaffer March 1, 2019 Regional & MVP Read more

Chairman authorized aide’s politically charged appearances

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  • – E&E News – 9/6/18
Daniel Shaffer September 7, 2018 Big Picture Read more

Dems question FERC over chief of staff role in coal, nuke bailout

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  • – Utility Dive – 8/23/18
Daniel Shaffer August 31, 2018 Big Picture Read more

EPA staffers get talking points playing down human role in climate change

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  • – The Washington Post – 3/28/18
Daniel Shaffer March 30, 2018 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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