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Update 290

MVP Asks FERC for Two More Years to Construct Pipeline

The Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for an extension of time of “an additional two years, or until October 13, 2022, to complete construction of the Project and place the Project facilities into service.” FERC issued on August 27 an official notice of a comment period for the public to have input on the MVP request,

Daniel Shaffer August 28, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more

“Reimagine Appalachia” Seeks a New Economy and Environment for Region

In recent months, a new coalition has been created that seeks to find common ground and build “a 21st century economy that’s good for workers, communities, and the environment” in Appalachia, particularly that part of the broader region that encompasses the Ohio River Valley in West Virginia,

Daniel Shaffer August 28, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more

Mountain Valley pipeline asks FERC for 2-year delay

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  • – E&E Energywire – 8/26/20
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  • MVP Asks FERC for Extension, Slams Opposition Groups Over Impacts of Stalled Construction
Daniel Shaffer August 28, 2020 Regional & MVP Read more

Hurst bill aims to block pipeline worker surge in Southwest Virginia

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  • – Virginia Mercury – 8/24/20
Daniel Shaffer August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 Regional & MVP Read more

USFS needs advisory committee members

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  • – The Recorder – 8/27/20
Daniel Shaffer August 28, 2020 Local & ACP Read more

‘Evolution in people’s thinking’: Solar arrives in W.Va.

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  • – E&E Energywire – 8/27/20
Daniel Shaffer August 28, 2020 Regional & MVP Read more

VA’s Overly-Lucrative Monopoly Business Model Wears Thin

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  • – Natural Resources Defense Council – 8/24/20
Daniel Shaffer August 28, 2020 Regional & MVP Read more

SELC op-ed: Great American Outdoors Act is monumental for the South

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  • – Southern Environmental Law Center – 8/24/20
Daniel Shaffer August 28, 2020 Regional & MVP Read more

U.S. Flood Strategy Shifts to ‘Unavoidable’ Relocation of Entire Neighborhoods

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  • – The New York Times – 8/26/20
Daniel Shaffer August 28, 2020 Big Picture Read more

FERC’s capacity markets limit clean energy and cost billions; it’s time for Congress to act

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  • – Utility Dive – 8/27/20
Daniel Shaffer August 28, 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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