- – FrackCheck WV – 9/22/20
INSTITUTE INDEX: The ongoing toxic threat from canceled and delayed gas pipelines
- – Facing South – 7/27/20
Pipe storage yards said to be harmful for nearby residents
- – The Recorder – 7/23/20
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.
All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go
Pipe for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline is shown in storage yards near Bealeton, VA (left, south of Warrenton) and near Culpeper, VA (r). The pipe in both locations has been stored for over 18-months. And counting.
(Photo credit: Ben Cunningham,
Planners Approve Laydown Yard
- -The News-Gazette – 5/20/20
ACP Construction Yard in Goshen Approved by County Planning Commission
The Rockbridge County, VA Planning Commission approved on May 13 a site plan for a proposed construction storage yard for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) in Goshen, VA. The 4-0 vote (with one abstention) came despite 95 of the 99 written comments received by the Commission expressing opposition to the yard plan.
Concerns Expressed About Proposed ACP Yard in Goshen, VA
A proposed construction storage yard has drawn expressions of deep concern from a coalition of Rockbridge County citizens plus ABRA, Augusta County Alliance and the Rockbridge Area Conservation Council, both of whom are ABRA members. The proposed yard site is proximate to wetlands and streams on the edge of Goshen that empty into the Calfpasture River and then the scenic Maury River.
Clarification Sought from Virginia DEQ on Storage Yard Requirements
ABRA has asked the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for clarification in how the agency reviews land-disturbing activities associated with a pipeline project, such as the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), but which are removed from the actual route of the project,
Amherst council approves lease to Atlantic Coast Pipeline for storage yard, staging hub
- – The News & Advance – 8/14/19