Posts Tagged ‘Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’
FERC orders halt to Mountain Valley Pipeline construction
CONTACTS: Doug Jackson, Sierra Club, 202-495-3045, [email protected] Cat McCue, Appalachian Voices, 434-293-6373, [email protected] Jared Margolis, Center for Biological Diversity, 802-310-4054, [email protected] WASHINGTON, D.C. — Late yesterday, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ordered Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC to halt construction activities along the entire 303-mile route of the fracked-gas project. FERC’s order is in response…
Read MoreFERC Rejects Coal, Nuclear Subsidies
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission unanimously voted to reject U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry’s plan to subsidize struggling coal and nuclear plants.
Read MoreAppalachian Voices files suit to stop fracked-gas Mountain Valley Pipeline
WASHINGTON, DC — Late yesterday, a coalition of environmental groups took legal action in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to halt start of construction of the fracked-gas Mountain Valley Pipeline, challenging the “certificate of public convenience and necessity” issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Attorneys for Appalachian Mountain Advocates filed…
Read MoreFederal Agency Approves Dam Projects Over Objections
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued licenses for two West Virginia hydropower projects in September despite concerns from the state’s Department of Environmental Protection.
Read MoreFeds must re-do environmental studies for fracked-gas pipelines
Contact: Cat McCue, Appalachian Voices, 434-293-6373, [email protected] Doug Jackson, Sierra Club, 202-495-3045, [email protected] Ben Luckett, Appalachian Mountain Advocates, 304-645-0125, [email protected] WASHINGTON, D.C. — Appalachian Voices and partner organizations have filed a request for a rehearing before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for the Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast pipelines, a necessary step before filing…
Read MoreGroups 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…
Read MoreFederal review of Atlantic Coast Pipeline fails people and the environment
Contacts: Lewis Freeman, Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance, 703-298-8107, [email protected] Greg Buppert, Southern Environmental Law Center, 434-977-4090, [email protected] Ben Luckett, Appalachian Mountain Advocates, 404-645-0125, [email protected] Peter Anderson, Appalachian Voices, 434-293-6373, [email protected] An analysis of environmental impacts for the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline is completely inadequate and falls far short of legal requirements. This is the overwhelming consensus…
Read MoreCommunity 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…
Read More30 Groups Demand Single FERC Study of Fracked-Gas Pipelines
Contacts: Joe Lovett, Appalachian Mountain Advocates, 304-645-9006, [email protected] Joanna Salidis, Friends of Nelson, 434-242-5859, [email protected] Tammy Belinsky, Preserve Craig, 540-874-5798, [email protected] Kirk Bowers, Sierra Club, 434-296 8673, [email protected] Hannah Wiegard, Appalachian Voices, 434-293-6373, [email protected] Monique Sullivan, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, 202-440-4318, [email protected] Thirty organizations in Virginia and West Virginia, including Appalachian Voices, have joined forces…
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