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It’s a wrap! A rundown of the 2021 Virginia General Assembly
TAGS: abandoned coal mines aml clean energy economic development electric bill energy democracy Environmental Justice frack gold mining Natural Gas pipelines Solar Energy southwest virginia utility reform Virginia Water Pollution
Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Latest Challenges: Water-crossing Permits and Compressor Station Hearing
The long-contested MVP faces new delays due to water-crossing permits. Bills that would give Virginia more authority to protect water quality from pipelines are advancing in the state legislature. As the commonwealth considers a compressor station for MVP Southgate, developers of the canceled Atlantic Coast Pipeline begin the restoration process.
TAGS: Appalachians Against Pipelines Atlantic Coast Pipeline mountain valley pipeline mountain valley pipeline southgate Mountain Valley Watch MVP Southgate pipelines
A way forward for Appalachia
Our legislative director outlines a list of action items for the Biden administration — suspending utility shutoffs during the pandemic, strengthening oversight of the fossil fuel industry, and moving swiftly to support just economic transition in coal-impacted communities.
TAGS: aml biden Black Lung Coal mining FERC grijalva haaland just transition OSMRE pipelines RECLAIM Act shutoffs white house
Almost 8,000 call on federal agency to not allow the Mountain Valley Pipeline to cut through public forest land in Virginia
CONTACT: Russell Chisholm, Protect Our Water, Heritage, Rights Coalition, russell.powhr@gmail.com, 540-404-2727 Jessica Sims, Appalachian Voices, jessica@appvoices.org, 804-356-1228 With the close of a public comment period yesterday, the U.S. Forest Service has received more than 1,800 personal comments and approximately 6,000…
TAGS: eqt equitrans forest service frack jefferson mountain valley pipeline mvp national forest pipelines usfs
The Appalachian Pipeline Resistance Movement: “We’re Not Going Away”
Residents along the paths of the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley pipelines have made it clear that fracked-gas projects are not welcome.
TAGS: Atlantic Coast Pipeline mountain valley pipeline mountain valley pipeline southgate MVP Southgate pipeline resistance pipelines
Time’s up for the Mountain Valley Pipeline
More than 43,000 people agree — regulators need to reject MVP’s request for a deadline extension.
TAGS: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC frack mountain valley pipeline mvp natural gas pipelines pipelines
43,000 demand FERC reject extended permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline
CONTACT: Doug Jackson, 202-495-3045, doug.jackson@sierraclub.org Cat McCue, 434-293-6373, cat@appvoices.org Washington, D.C. – Water and climate advocacy organizations submitted comments and signatures from more than 43,000 people demanding the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) deny the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline…
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NC regulators deny environmental permit for fracked-gas Southgate pipeline
CONTACT: Ridge Graham, Appalachian Voices, (828) 994-7444, ridge@appvoices.org Perrin de Jong, Center for Biological Diversity, (828) 252-4646, perrin@biologicaldiversity.org Emily Sutton, Haw RiverKeeper, (573) 979-1038, emily@hawriver.org Today, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality denied the permit application for Southgate extension…
TAGS: eqt frack fracked gas mountain valley pipeline mvp Natural Gas NCDEQ North Carolina pipelines POWHR southgate
The End of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Duke Energy and Dominion Energy canceled the Atlantic Coast Pipeline due to ever-increasing costs and legal battles — and similar hurdles remain for the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
TAGS: Atlantic Coast Pipeline fracked gas mountain valley pipeline MVP Southgate Natural Gas pipelines
State Governments Pass Bills to Increase Penalties for Pipeline Protests
Since March, three states have passed bills that increase punishments against people who protest oil and gas development and designate oil and gas facilities as critical infrastructure.
