Thousands call on Gov. Northam to protect Virginia waters from fracked-gas pipelines

Richmond, Va. — Citizens representing Virginia landowners, the faith community, scientists, people of color, water protectors and clean energy advocates today called on Governor Ralph Northam to protect Virginia’s waters by taking immediate action on the proposed Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast pipelines. The action comes the morning after Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality approved…

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Groups challenge Virginia’s unlawful approval of fracked-gas Mountain Valley Pipeline

Contact: Ben Luckett, 859.552.6979, [email protected] Derek Teaney, 304.793.9007, [email protected] Peter Anderson, 434-293-6373, [email protected] Doug Jackson, 202.495.3045 or [email protected] Mike Tidwell, 240-460-5838, [email protected] RICHMOND, VA — A coalition of environmental groups today filed a petition for review with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to overturn Virginia’s unlawful approval yesterday of the…

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Virginia cannot approve proposed natural gas pipelines lacking critical information about impacts on state waters

Appalachian Mountain Advocates * Chesapeake Bay Foundation * Preserve Craig * Southern Environmental Law Center * Wild Virginia Contact: Greg Buppert, Southern Environmental Law Center, 434-977-4090, [email protected] Ben Luckett, Appalachian Mountain Advocates, 304 645-0125, [email protected] Cat McCue, Appalachian Voices, 434-293-6373, [email protected] Conservationists concerned about the two highly controversial natural gas pipelines proposed to cut hundreds…

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Groups blast FERC findings on Mountain Valley Pipeline for fracked gas

Contact information for those quoted provided below. A coalition of landowners and advocacy organizations today condemned the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for disregarding the profound and long-lasting human and environmental trauma the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) would cause. In its final environmental review, released Friday morning, FERC ignores the most harmful impacts this…

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Community and conservation groups condemn FERC’s review of proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline

Contact: Joe Lovett, Appalachian Mountain Advocates, 304-520-2324, [email protected] Laurie Ardison, Protect Our Water, Heritage, Rights, 304-646-8339, [email protected] Kirk Bowers, Sierra Club Virginia Chapter, 434-296-8673, [email protected] Kelly Trout, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, 240-396-2022, [email protected] Lara Mack, Appalachian Voices, 434-293-6373, [email protected] WASHINGTON, D.C. – Federal regulators today released a draft environmental review for the proposed fracked-gas Mountain…

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