The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Tuesday, October 27 asked Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc. (DETI), managing partner for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) and Supply Header Project (SHP), to provide it “a plan for disposition of ACP and SHP,
MVP Further Delayed and Costs Soar; Challenge to BiOp Filed
Completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) will be delayed until the second half of 2021, according to Equitrans Midstream Corp., the lead partner of the project. The project is now expected to cost nearly $6 billion, a more than 50% increase in the project’s projected cost when construction began in 2018.
ABRA’s Conservation Hub Launches Ambitious Forest Service Project
ABRA’s new Conservation Hub program, which was featured in the lead article in the October 23 ABRA Update, is embarking on a major project that will be the first of its kind in the nation.
Guidance Issued to Federal Agencies on NEPA Compliance
The Director of the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued on November 2 a memorandum to the heads of all departments and agencies of the Federal Government providing guidance on how to implement a new rule that was adopted in July that revises procedures of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Another delay, cost increase for the Mountain Valley Pipeline
- – The Roanoke Times – 11/3/20
Final permit granted for wind farm in Botetourt County
- – The Roanoke Times – 11/4/20
Public weighs in on gold mining in Buckingham
- – The Farmville Herald – 11/2/20
BREAKING: Dominion Rewards Shareholders with $2.8 Billion in 2020, Largest Payout in Company’s History
- – Clean Virginia – 11/5/20
Putting a pipeline through a forest: a foregone conclusion?
- – The Roanoke Times – 11/1/20
Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia Announce Agreement to Spur Offshore Wind Energy and Economic Development
- – Island Free Press – 10/30/20