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Update 280

New Study Says Landslides Are a Serious Threat to the ACP

The routes of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), as well as the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), pass through the most landslide-prone landscape in the United States, according to a new study released June 11 by the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance (ABRA).

Daniel Shaffer June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more

Forest Service Announces Supplemental EIS Process for ACP

Development of a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) was announced June 11 by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).  The Notice of Intent, published in the Federal Register, is in response to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals action of December 13,

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Updated Information!

The June 4 issue of ABRA Update (#279) featured the photos below of pipe storage yards for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline near Bealeton, VA (l) and Culpeper, VA (r).  The photo caption said the pipe had been stored at the locations for over 18 months. 

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Pipeline projects draw criticism for ‘environmental racism’

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  • – Bay Journal – 6/8/20
Daniel Shaffer June 12, 2020 Local & ACP Read more

COMMENTARY: Pipeline extension project is environmentally, financially risky

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  • – The Free Lance-Star – 6/4/20
Daniel Shaffer June 12, 2020 Local & ACP Read more

Hadwin: Roanoke Gas has chance to opt out of MVP

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  • – The Roanoke Times – 6/10/20
Daniel Shaffer June 12, 2020 Regional & MVP Read more

Ex-FERC, Hill official tapped as Va. Regulator

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  • – E&E Energywire – 6/10/20
Daniel Shaffer June 12, 2020 Regional & MVP Read more

Pipeline may run through megasite to deliver gas from Chatham to localities in North Carolina

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  • – Danville Register & Bee – 6/8/20
Daniel Shaffer June 12, 2020 Regional & MVP Read more

A Powerful Petrochemical Lobbying Group Advanced Anti-Protest Legislation in the Midst of the Pandemic

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  • – The Intercept – 6/7/20
Daniel Shaffer June 12, 2020 Regional & MVP Read more

A Green New Deal architect explains how the protests and climate crisis are connected

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  • – MIT Technology Review – 6/11/20
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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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