Comments are due by 5 pm, Monday, August 3 on the request by Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc. (DETI), submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on July 10, for an extension of time of 1) one-year to address abandonment
New NEPA Regulations Challenged in Court
The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) filed a complaint July 29 with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia asking that the new regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), issued July 15 by the Council
Forest Service, Park Service Move Toward Reissuing New MVP Permits
The U.S. Forest Service (NFS) published on July 30 a Notice of Intent to prepare a Supplement Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) “to address the Fourth Circuit Court’s ruling, new information, and changed circumstances such
MVP Completion Percentage is Overstated
The owners of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) have repeatedly proclaimed that over 90% of the project has been completed, no doubt to bolster confidence from their investors and stockholders so that they continue investing. An examination by ABRA of
Two New FERC Commissioners Nominated
President Trump has nominated two new Commissioners to serve on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Mark Christie, chairman of the Virginia State Corporation Commission for the past 16 years, was nominated to fill the seat of departing Commissioner Bernard McNamee,
Book Recommendation: The Next Great Migration
The Next Great Migration: The Beauty and Terror of Life on the Move by Sonia Shah (Bloomsbury, 2020) fascinatingly explores why species migrate – humans, animals and plants. Shah, author of the best-selling book Pandemic, discusses the history and the interaction of
A Pipeline to Nowhere? Why?
Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc. (DETI) filed on July 10 with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) a request that it be granted two additional years to finish the Supply Header Project (SHP), a proposed natural gas pipeline in West Virginia (33.6
Public Comments Urged for ACP Abandonment and Restoration Request
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should not act on the extension request for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to be granted one year to address abandonment and restoration activities along the project’s right-of-way without providing an opportunity for a public comment
Dominion Asks for Time Extension to Abandon ACP, Finish Supply Header
Dominion Energy Transportation, Inc. (DETI) filed a request on July 10 with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for an extension of one year to complete abandonment and restoration of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) project. The request follows the
Trump Administration Finalizes Rule to “Gut” NEPA
President Trump announced on July 15 the issuance of a final rule to significantly revise the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The changes in NEPA, first proposed by the President in January, would require that Environmental Impact Statements, such as