The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF), in the closing days of the McAuliffe administration, rolled back restrictions on construction in streams to help Dominion and Atlantic Coast Pipeline developers move the project along faster. The modifications granted,
FERC Commissioner Powelson Announces Resignation
Robert Powelson, a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission member who was appointed by President Trump and took office on August 4, 2017 announced late on June 28 his resignation from Commission, effective mid-August. Commissioner Powelson previously served as a member of the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission.
Water board to weigh pipeline comments
- – Recorder – 6-28-18
Nelson County board deadlocks on Atlantic Coast Pipeline water vote
- – News & Advance – 6-21-18
Environmental Justice Complaint filed with EPA against Virginia DEQ over ACP
- – Blue Virginia – 6-20-18
After legal victory, enviros push to block Mountain Valley
- – E&E News – 6-28-18
MVP foes file new legal challenge following last week’s win
- – Roanoke Times – 6/26/18
Federal court puts MVP water crossing permit on hold
- – Charleston Gazette-Mail – 6/21/18
Methane leaks offset much of the climate change benefits of natural gas
- – Washington Post – 6/24/18
Exposure to fracking chemicals makes fat cells grow
- – Charlotte News & Observer– 6/20/18