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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

FERC puts Constitution Pipeline back on track, finding New York waived water authority

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  • – S&P Global – 8/29/19
Daniel Shaffer September 6, 2019 Big Picture Read more

To lower residential energy costs, waive goodbye to the Jones Act

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  • – American Enterprise Institute – 9/3/19
Daniel Shaffer September 6, 2019 Big Picture Read more

Constitution Gets a Lift as FERC Moves to Reconsider New York Authority

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  • – Natural gas Intelligence – 2/26/19
Daniel Shaffer March 1, 2019 Big Picture Read more

FERC Waives New York’s Authority, Clearing Path for Northern Access Project

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  • – Natural Gas Intelligence – 8/7/18
Daniel Shaffer August 10, 2018 Big Picture Read more

FERC Concludes New York Did Not Waive Authority to Issue Water Quality Certificate for Gas Pipeline Project

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  • – Washington Energy Report – 1/16/18
Daniel Shaffer January 19, 2018 Big Picture Read more

DEP waives 401 Water Quality Certification for ACP

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  • – Pocahontas Times – 12/6/17
Daniel Shaffer December 8, 2017 Local & ACP Read more

WV Shirks Its Responsibility, Waives 401 Review for MVP

West Virginia’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced November 1 that “the state has chosen to waive the individual 401 Certification of the federal permits for the Mountain Valley Pipeline . The Army Corps of Engineers recently reissued,

Daniel Shaffer November 3, 2017 Pipeline Updates Read more

W.Va. agency waives water quality certification for Mountain Valley Pipeline

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  • – The Roanoke Times – 11/1/17
Daniel Shaffer November 3, 2017 Regional & MVP 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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