Posts Tagged ‘methane gas’
Virginia DEQ grants air permit for Dominion’s Chesterfield gas plant
Today, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality granted an air permit for Dominion’s Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center, a 944-megawatt methane gas plant planned for Southern Chesterfield County, Virginia.
Read MoreFeeling Powerless on Their Own Property
Many landowners, neighbors and community advocates are contending with the massive buildout of methane gas — dubbed “natural gas” by the fossil fuel industry — in Tennessee. This huge increase in gas infrastructure is driven in large part by the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Read MoreExperts say Dominion fails to prove reliability need for Chesterfield gas plant
On behalf of Appalachian Voices, Mothers Out Front, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Southern Environmental Law Center filed testimony from Telos Energy before the Virginia State Corporation Commission showing that Dominion’s proposed Chesterfield gas plant is not necessary to ensure reliable power.
Read MoreTVA Pursues Multiple Methane Gas Power Plants and Pipelines
The Tennessee Valley Authority is planning the biggest methane gas buildout of any utility this decade — nine new plants since 2020.
Read MoreMountain Valley Pipeline developer submits application for Southgate pipeline to NC DEQ
MVP developers submitted their application for a Clean Water Act Section 401 permit to the NC Department of Environmental Quality.
Read MoreNC regulators to hold public hearings on Enbridge’s water quality permit for T-15 Pipeline
NC regulators will hold two public hearings in June to gather feedback on Enbridge’s 401 water quality permit application on its proposed T-15 Pipeline project.
Read MoreDiminishing environmental reviews would endanger public health, safety and the environment
Yesterday, the Department of Interior announced plans to weaken environmental reviews to under a month for a wide range of energy projects, including coal, oil and gas production, transmission and more, by setting unachievable and arbitrary deadlines for completion.
Read MoreMVP developer submits Joint Permit Application for Southgate pipeline
The Virginia Marine Resources Commission posted Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC’s Joint Permit Application for its proposed methane gas pipeline “Southgate.”
Read MoreAdvocates weigh in on Tennessee Valley Authority’s long-term planning process as comment period closes
TVA’s draft IRP provides a range of options, some of which double down on fossil fuels by unfairly limiting renewable energy and proposing a massive buildout of methane gas power plants.
Read MoreChesterfield County residents pressure board of supervisors to hold hearing on Dominion Energy’s proposed methane gas plant
On a Thursday evening in early September, over 70 people crammed into a restaurant in Chesterfield County preparing for an Dominion Energy open house on its proposed methane gas plant at a hotel conference room about 100 yards away.
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