Impacted landowners, concerned citizens, and trained volunteer monitors participated in a “VioBlitz” over the August 9-11 weekend. Sponsored by the West Virginia Rivers Coalition, an ABRA member and a partner in the ABRA CSI program (Compliance Surveillance Initiative), participants traveled
Legal Challenge to FERC Certificate Scheduled for October 16 Oral Argument
The challenge to the Federal Energy Commission’s (FERC) approval of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline been scheduled for oral argument on October 16 before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. The plaintiffs are 14 conservation groups, including several ABRA members, that
New Rule Announced That Reduces Endangered Species Protections
A new rule that would significantly limit the protections for endangered and threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was announced August 12 by the Trump Administration. The rule, originally proposed in July 2018, will go into effect 30-days
Water Rule Rewrite Would Weaken Requirements for Pipeline Projects
A new proposed rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would weaken the ability of states to regulate their own waters. The rule, proposed by EPA on August 12, will have a 60-day comment period that begins when the rule
Environment Groups Ask North Carolina to Revoke ACP’s 401 Certificate
A petition filed this week with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) requests that the agency revoke the 401-certification granted to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. In its August 13 letter to NCDEQ, Friends of the Earth and the
A blind crustacean, at least for now, is stronger than Dominion’s drive for a gas pipeline
Card – News Leader – 8/15/19
Lumbee Indians, climate coalition ask DEQ to revoke Atlantic Coast Pipeline permit; EPA proposes to clamp down on states’ authority
Card – The Progressive Pulse – 8/15/19
Feds warn of unsafe construction on Atlantic Coast project
Card – E&E Energywire – 8/15/19
Amherst council approves lease to Atlantic Coast Pipeline for storage yard, staging hub
Card – The News & Advance – 8/14/19
Virginia joins coalition suing Trump administration over Clean Power Plan replacement
Card – Virginia Mercury – 8/13/19