Update 196 – Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance

Augusta County Tables Proposal for ACP Storage Yard

A proposal for a storage yard to be built in western Augusta County to serve construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) was tabled Thursday afternoon for 30 days by the county Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA). The site for the proposed yard is in the West Augusta area of the county,

Compressor Station Air Permit Hearing Set for September 11

A public hearing before the Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board on the proposed air permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline compressor station in Buckingham County, VA (the only such facility planned in Virginia for the project) will be held next Tuesday,

West Virginia Considering Relaxing Stream Crossing Standards

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) has opened a public comment period on proposed modifications to the West Virginia 401 Water Quality Certification for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Nationwide Permits, one of which is being proposed to assure that the conditions of the permit do not prevent a company from using more environmentally protective methods.

Pipeline Visual Assessment Program Training Webinar – Thursday, 9/13

Hands Across the Appalachian Trail to be Held September 22

The third Annual “Hands Across the Appalachian Trail” has been announced for Saturday, September 22, from 10 am to noon at the Humpback Rocks Visitor Center, located at Milepost 5.8 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The event is designed to highlight the necessity of protecting the Appalachian Trail from the unwanted onslaught of natural gas pipelines.