The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has granted the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) an additional six months for it to act on a request for water quality certification for the new water crossings proposed for the Mountain Valley
Off-road vehicles on public lands: a growing issue in WV
Recent efforts in the West Virginia General Assembly to promote off-highway vehicles (ORVs) on public lands is a growing concern among conservation groups in West Virginia. In the 2021 session of the West Virginia General Assembly there were 8 bills
Virginia certification of MVP water crossings still uncertain
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has responded to a May 13 request from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) as to whether DEQ intended to require for the Mountain Valley Pipeline a new certificate under section 401 of
What sank the Atlantic Coast Pipeline? It wasn’t just environmentalism.
Card – Virginia Mercury – 7/8/21
Mountain Valley Pipeline follows familiar playbook: Push pollution into poor and minority communities
Card – Virginia Mercury – 7/2/21
Limpert: DEQ ignores health threats
Card – The Roanoke Times – 7/4/21
Air Board pushes decision on Lambert compressor station permit to September following complaints
Card – Virginia mercury – 7/3/21
Virginia Gold Rush: Residents fear dangerous open pit mine will open in Buckingham County before General Assembly acts
Card – The Appalachian Voice – 6/25/21 Related: – ABRA’s Conservation Hub hosts an online map and web page addressing this issue.
Researchers eye coal ash as a possible source of critical minerals — and Southwest Virginia jobs
Card – Virginia Mercury – 7/7/21
DEQ inspectors believe a proposed gas plant broke the rules. But the agency reversed a plan to revoke the permit.
Card – Richmond Times-Dispatch – 6/25/21