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Update 279

FERC Is Asked to Conduct Supplemental EIS for ACP

A coalition environmental and conservation organizations, most of them ABRA members, filed a motion on May 30 with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) requesting that the Commission supplement the Environmental Impact Statement for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) to address significant new information bearing on the project’s environmental impacts. 

Daniel Shaffer June 5, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more

President to Sign Order to Waive Environmental Reviews for Pipelines

The Washington Post has reported that President Trump was to sign on June 4 an Executive Order invoking a federal law where emergency circumstances make it necessary to take an action with significant environmental impact without observing normal requirements imposed by laws such as the Endangered Species Act and the National Environmental Protection Act. 

Daniel Shaffer June 5, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more

EPA Issues Final Rule Limiting State Authority Under Clean Water Act

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued on June 1 its final rule amending Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, under which states are given authority to issue permits certifying that any discharges into the state’s waters from a proposed project will comply with Clean Water Act,

Daniel Shaffer June 5, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more

Webinar on Environmental Justice Scheduled for June 17

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is sponsoring a webinar on environmental justice on Wednesday, June 17, from 6-8 pm.  The event is being conducted by Skeo Solutions, with which DEQ has contracted to assist it in seeking public input on how the agency can advance environmental justice concepts through its programs. 

Daniel Shaffer June 5, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more

Conservation groups ask to supplement pipeline report

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  • – The Recorder – 6/4/20
  • Related:
  • Environmental groups open new line of attack at FERC on Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Daniel Shaffer June 5, 2020 Local & ACP, Uncategorized Read more

New Studies Make Clear Why Virginia Can – and Should – Switch As Quickly as Possible to Energy Efficiency, Solar, Offshore Wind

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  • – The Recorder – 6/4/20
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During construction hiatus, MVP changes plans for Roanoke River crossing

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  • – The Roanoke Times – 6/1/20
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Court ruling in Keystone XL case another blow to big U.S. pipelines, say energy analysts

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  • – Reuters – 5/29/20
  • Related:
  • Court rejects bid to revive canceled US pipeline program
Daniel Shaffer June 5, 2020 Regional & MVP Read more

Pandemic, unrest may elevate environmental justice agenda

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  • – E&E News – 6/4/20
Daniel Shaffer June 5, 2020 Big Picture Read more

FERC, states see transmission projects fueling recovery

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  • – E&E News – 6/3/20
Daniel Shaffer June 5, 2020 Big Picture 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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