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Appalachians Against The Dakota Access Pipeline
Across Appalachia, communities are supporting the indigenous-led resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline, a partially constructed crude oil pipeline stretching 1,100 miles across North and South Dakota, Iowa and Illinois.
Citing major gaps, groups call on federal agency to revise Mtn Valley Pipeline study
Contacts: Ben Luckett, Appalachian Mountain Advocates: (304) 645-0125 Laurie Ardison, Protect Our Water, Heritage, Rights: (304) 646-8339 Kate Boyle, Appalachian Voices: (434) 293-6373 Anne Havermann, Chesapeake Climate Action Network: (240)396-1984 A coalition of 27 conservation and community groups is calling on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to revise or supplement its draft environmental impact…
Consequences and Need for Natural Gas Pipelines Disputed
Community members, economic advisors and environmentalists question the need for the proposed Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast Pipelines.
Recent Studies Question the Economic Benefit of Pipelines
Recent studies have challenged the economic benefit of the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley Pipelines, two natural gas pipelines proposed for the Appalachian region.
No need for more fracked-gas pipelines
There is a widespread assumption that natural gas infrastructure — like the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Mountain Valley Pipeline — would only be built if they were necessary. This assumption is not supported by the facts, as outlined here in a guest blog from a leading energy analyst.
What’s Coming Down the Natural Gas Pipeline?
Fracked from the Marcellus and Utica Shale formations, a surplus of natural gas could surge into Virginia and North Carolina if new pipelines and infrastructure projects are approved. Citizens and economic experts are raising questions about how steep a toll — both financially and environmentally — these investments in natural gas will take.
Fracked-gas Pipelines Would Threaten Homes and Dreams
A Tale of Two Families By Cat McCue At the top of Sinking Creek Mountain in western Virginia, where Craig, Giles and Montgomery counties meet, sits a 50-acre parcel of land with views in all directions. To Judy and Steve Hodges, who built their dream home here in 2003, it’s heaven. “We’re from the ‘70s….
Action needed: Va. General Assembly considers pipeline policy fixes
Late last month, we learned that the U.S. Forest Service rejected the Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s proposed route. This development significantly checks the lickety-split pace of the project. If that renews your desire to take action, there are opportunities channel that feeling into these important legislative fights in the General Assembly.
Environmental Groups Challenge How Pipeline Impacts are Assessed
A coalition of conservation groups is asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider the combined impact of four proposed natural gas pipeline projects.
I heard it through the pipeline
From Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s perspective, it’s probably best to just keep a lid on what state officials say publicly about controversial natural gas pipelines proposed to cut through the state. But among opponents of the pipelines, the administration’s actions are only deepening skepticism of the governor and his relationship with the projects’ primary backers.