The National Forest Service (NFS) has told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that it “does not concur with the permitting timetable” for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) that FERC had previously published. The request and associated comments were contained in a November 18 letter to FERC from Clyde Thompson,
ABRA Members Urge FERC To Reject ACP Route Over VOF Easement Issue
“Construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) through eleven properties meant to be protected in perpetuity would deeply undermine the conservation easement program in Virginia and do untold harm to the conservation values of this unique region,” stated a filing submitted December 13 by 13 organizations,
EPA Releases Study on Impact of Fracking on Drinking Water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released on December 13 its scientific report on the impacts from hydraulic fracturing activities on drinking water resources, which provides states and others the scientific foundation to better protect drinking water resources in areas where hydraulic fracturing is occurring or being considered.
Pipeline plan can’t move ahead, SELC contends
- The Recorder – 12/15/16
McAuliffe doubles down on pipeline support, hints at economic prospects
- Richmond Times-Dispatch – 12/15/16
Group alleges Buckingham panel illegally OK’d permit
- The Daily Progress – 12/14/16
Property Owners Spoil Dominion’s Party in Richmond
- Americans for Personal Property, Energy, & Landowners – 12/16
Those few ACP jobs will be shortlived
- News Leader – 12/14/16
Proposed pipeline to cut through Appalachian Trail, set dangerous example for development in protected areas
- The Wilderness Society – 12/15/16
Kark: Don’t sacrifice Giles County for pipeline
- Roanoke Times – 12/15/16