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,
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,
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.
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,
Feds halt pipeline
- – The Recorder – 8/16/18
Let it go, Dominion
- – The Recorder – 8/16/18
Unpacking the Recent Federal Court Rulings Turning Pipeline Development on its Head
- – WV Public Broadcasting – 8/13/18
Atlantic Coast Pipeline — thinking about our safety?
- – The Recorder – 8/16/18
UPDATE: FERC grants permission to continue construction on 3 areas of Atlantic Coast Pipeline
- – WV News – 8/14/18
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
- – Blue Virginia – 8/11/18