Federal Courts to Decide Whether Atlantic Coast Pipeline is a Boon-Doggle

June 25, 2020

With Supreme Court case over, courts again weigh whether Atlantic Coast Pipeline is needed From an Article by Sarah Vogelsong, Virginia Mercury, June 23, 2020 Last week, the Supreme Court handed a victory to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline when it ruled that the U.S. Forest Service had the authority to allow the project to cross [...]

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§ Atlantic Coast Pipeline Seeks to Renew FERC Permit for WV, VA & NC

June 24, 2020

Tell FERC: No Special Favors for Dominion’s Fracked-Gas Atlantic Coast Pipeline From an Article by Laura Greenleaf, Blue Virginia, June 22, 2020 On October 13, 2020 Dominion’s Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) certificate authorizing construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) will expire. Issued three years earlier, the certificate prohibits any construction after that date. [...]

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PART 2. How Extensive is the Chevron Smear Campaign?

June 23, 2020

Part 2. Slip-up reveals Chevron ties to architect of climate attack From an Article by Corbin Hiar, E & E News, June 18, 2020 ‘White environmental extremists’ is an off-base epitaph Derrick Hollie is the president of Reaching America, a nonprofit group whose tax-exempt status was revoked by the Internal Revenue Service in 2017 because [...]

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PART 1. How Extensive is the Chevron Smear Campaign?

June 22, 2020

Slip-up reveals Chevron ties to architect of climate attack From an Article by Corbin Hiar, E&E News, June 18, 2020 The public relations firm CRC Advisors criticized environmental groups for promoting climate policies that it said would hurt communities of color in an email that accidentally included the name of a client: Chevron Corp. It [...]

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Pope Francis Says It’s Past Time to Divest from Fossil Fuels

June 21, 2020

Vatican calls on Catholics to divest from fossil fuels From an Article by Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, June 19, 2020 The Vatican on Thursday urged Catholics to divest from fossil fuels, a call made in church documents warning against the dangers of climate change. The 225-page encyclical, which is sent to all bishops within the [...]

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West Virginia Struggling to Protect Drinking Water for Residents

June 20, 2020

West Virginia environmentalists criticize proposal to relax water protections From an Article by Jeremy Cox, Chesapeake Bay Journal, June 16, 2020 Environmentalists are slamming a West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WV-DEP) proposal to loosen water-quality safeguards on more than a dozen toxic pollutants. The revisions include a 10,000-fold leap on the limit for a [...]

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WV Stream Crossing Report to Control Sediment from Pipeline Construction

June 19, 2020

New Pipeline Stream Crossing Report from WV Rivers Coalition From an Article by the West Virginia Rivers Coalition, June 17, 2020 Hundreds of rivers and streams throughout the two Virginia’s have been crossed or are proposed to be crossed by natural gas pipelines. The construction of these pipelines across steep terrain with highly erodible soil [...]

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LETTER to Governors of WV, PA & OH — RE: Ethane Crackers & Storage Hub

June 18, 2020

Promise of Cracker Plants Comes Up Short, Group Warns Governors From the Staff, Youngstown Business Journal, June 15, 2020 PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A group of economists and engineers from seven universities in West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania, including Ted Boettner and John Russo, have published a letter sent to the governors of these states warning [...]

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Atlantic Coast Pipeline Problems Persist Despite U. S. Supreme Court Decision

June 17, 2020

Fracked gas pipeline future uncertain as Dominion Energy says gas expansion ‘not viable’ Update from the Southern Environmental Law Center, June 15, 2020 Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a lower court decision that limited the U.S. Forest Service’s authority to issue a permit to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP). The original [...]

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WARNING— LNG Tanker Trucks Gaining Usage, With Risks of Fires & Explosions

June 16, 2020

Edge LNG continues capture, liquefaction in Marcellus Shale From an Article by Kallanish Energy News, June 12, 2020 Edge LNG has expanded its remit to capture and liquefy gas from stranded wells in the Marcellus Shale through a new agreement with EXCO Resources. The Malvern, Pennsylvania-based company has confirmed that operations in the area have [...]

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