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Update 193

ABRA Members Sue FERC Over Original Approval of ACP

A group of 13 conservation groups – 10 of whom are ABRA members – filed suit on August 16 against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) challenging the Commission’s October 13 approval of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) and, in the groups view,

Daniel Shaffer August 17, 2018August 17, 2018 Pipeline Updates Read more

Rehearing Request for ACP Decision Rejected by FERC

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission late Friday night, August 10, rejected the many petitions that have been pending before the Commission to rehear its October 13, 2017 decision to issue a permit for building the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP).  The action occurred on a 2-1 vote,

Daniel Shaffer August 17, 2018August 17, 2018 Pipeline Updates Read more

Summary of All comments to State Water Control Board Available

ABRA member Wild Virginia this week released a comprehensive summary of the more than 13,000 comments filed with the Virginia State Water Control Board (SWCB) regarding the adequacy of the U.S. Corps of Engineers’ Nationwide Permit 12 (NWP 12) regarding stream crossings for the ACP.

Daniel Shaffer August 17, 2018 Pipeline Updates Read more

Over 50 Groups Urge Governor Northam to See Pipeline Problems First-Hand

A letter from over 50 conservation organizations to Virginia Governor Northam this week calls for the Governor to see for himself the environmental dangers to Virginia posed by the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the Mountain Valley Pipeline by visiting the property of Bill and Lynn Limpert in the Little Valley area of Bath County,

Daniel Shaffer August 17, 2018 Pipeline Updates Read more

Feds halt pipeline

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  • – The Recorder – 8/16/18
Daniel Shaffer August 17, 2018 Local & ACP Read more

Let it go, Dominion

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  • – The Recorder – 8/16/18
Daniel Shaffer August 17, 2018 Local & ACP Read more

Unpacking the Recent Federal Court Rulings Turning Pipeline Development on its Head

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  • – WV Public Broadcasting – 8/13/18
Daniel Shaffer August 17, 2018 Local & ACP Read more

Atlantic Coast Pipeline — thinking about our safety?

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  • – The Recorder – 8/16/18
Daniel Shaffer August 17, 2018 Local & ACP Read more

UPDATE: FERC grants permission to continue construction on 3 areas of Atlantic Coast Pipeline

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  • – WV News – 8/14/18
Daniel Shaffer August 17, 2018 Local & ACP Read more

Late Friday Night, FERC’s Trump Appointees Reject Rehearing Request for ACP on 2-1 Vote; Powerful Dissent by Obama-Appointed Commissioner LaFleur; Other Trump Appointee Abstains But Agrees with LaFleur

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  • – Blue Virginia – 8/11/18
Daniel Shaffer August 17, 2018 Local & ACP 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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