The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has been urged to uphold a Federal District Court in Montana’s ruling prohibiting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Nationwide Permit 12 (NWP12) program from issuing new permits for oil and natural gas pipelines.
Trump Calls for Reducing Regulations to Aide Economic Recovery
President Trump issued an Executive Order on May 19 to reduce regulatory requirements to support businesses in recovering from the economic downturn brought on by COVID-19. The Order states that: Agencies should address this economic emergency by rescinding, modifying, waiving,
Comment Period Extended for Header Improvement Project
The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) has extended the comment period for the proposed Header Improvement Project (HIP), a proposal by Virginia Natural Gas for a pipeline expansion to serve a new power plant in Charles City, VA. The SCC
The Future of LNG Exports Increasingly Looks Shaky
A recently released analysis of the future financial prospects for liquified natural gas (LNG) strongly suggests that markets are imploding. The LNG issue becomes relevant for those concerned about efforts to build new, unneeded natural gas pipelines because of excessive
New Study: Solar and Wind Puts Existing Coal, Gas at Risk
Solar photovoltaic (PV) and onshore wind are now the cheapest sources of new energy generation sources for at least two-thirds of the global population., according to a new analysis by BloombergNEF (BNEF). The BNEF analysis “shows that the global benchmark
Planners Approve Laydown Yard
Card -The News-Gazette – 5/20/20
Governor should think like a doctor about the pipelines
Card – The Recorder – 5/21/20
It’s time to electrify Virginia
Card – Virginia Mercury – 5/21/20
Coal plants disappear in Va. But CO2 is rising
Card – E&E News – 5/20/20 Related: – What part of ‘zero’ doesn’t Dominion understand? – Dominion Just Proved That the Virginia Clean Economy Act Won’t Stop It From Continuing to Push Climate-Killing Fossil Fuels
With new energy regime only months away, regulators grapple with gas expansion proposal
Card – Virginia Mercury – 25/19/20