A request for specific plans to deal with high-hazard locations on or near National Forest lands along the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) was submitted by the National Forest Service (NFS) on October 24. The submission to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) noted that the ACP “would cross some very challenging terrain in the central Appalachians” and that the route traverses “steep slopes,
FERC Raises More Hard Questions About the ACP
Dominion has once again been sent back to its room to redo its homework! In an October 26 request for further information from Dominion Transmission, Inc. (DTI), managing partner for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) made 69 specific requests,
Buckingham County Planners Defer Action on Compressor Station Permit
A decision on a special use permit request for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) Buckingham County compression for was deferred until at least November 21. The Buckingham County Planning Commission, meeting on October 24, was to have voted on the permit after two public hearings on the proposal that occurred on September 26 and October 17.
EPA Seeks Climate Dialogue with FERC on Natural Gas Pipelines
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Agency for a high-level meeting to discuss more comprehensive climate reviews of proposed natural gas pipelines. In an October 24 article in Greenwire, Ken Westlake,
MVP Public Comments on DEIS to be Received Beginning Next Week
A series of public sessions conducted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
to receive verbal comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Mountain
Valley Pipeline will be held at seven locations beginning next week. The comments will be taken
on a one-by-one basis by a stenographer,
Forest Service questions ‘best-in-class’ measures
- The Recorder – 10/27/16
Pipeline construction on mountains spells degradation
- The Recorder – 10/27/16
Film on pipeline effects in Bath County debuts Friday
- The Recorder – 10/27/16
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline Could Be the East Coast’s DAPL
Virginia utility accused of inflating demand in Clean Power Plan forecast
Virginia utility accused of inflating demand in Clean Power Plan forecast
- Southeast Energy News – 10/26/16