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Environmental Groups Challenge Virginia’s Unlawful Approval of Fracked Gas Pipeline
RICHMOND, VA — Today, a coalition of environmental groups filed a petition for review with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to overturn…
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Groups Sue to Stop NEXUS Fracked Gas Pipeline
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, Appalachian Mountain Advocates (Appalmad), on behalf of the Sierra Club, filed a federal lawsuit challenging the decision by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission…
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Groups Challenge Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast Pipelines
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Sierra Club and allied conservation groups yesterday requested a rehearing before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for the Mountain Valley and Atlantic…
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Groups Take Legal Action Against FERC on Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Washington, D.C. – A coalition of affected landowners and conservation groups today filed a request for rehearing urging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reconsider its approval of the…
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Appeals Court Grants Temporary Stay on Fracked Gas Pipeline
Washington, DC — Today, the D.C. Circuit of Appeals granted a temporary stay on construction of the fracked gas Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and Williams,…
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Dereliction of Duty: WVDEP Abandons Water Quality Review of Fracked Gas Pipeline
CHARLESTON, WV — Today, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) waived its opportunity to review the water quality impacts of the…
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Letter: Virginia cannot approve proposed natural gas pipelines lacking critical information about impacts on state waters
Conservationists concerned about the two highly controversial natural gas pipelines proposed to cut hundreds of miles through Virginia sent a detailed letter to the State Water Control Board today…
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Conservation Groups Argue Conflict of Interest in Fracked Gas Pipeline
RICHMOND, VA — Today, attorneys for the Sierra Club and Appalachian Mountain Advocates (Appalmad) filed an appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court to ensure that a deal for fracked…
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Dangerous NEXUS Fracked Gas Pipeline Unnecessary
New Challenge Argues FERC Should Reevaluate Fracked Gas Pipe
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Think Progress: West Virginia files to revoke permits for a massive natural gas pipeline
Great piece on the specific legal problems with the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s now-revoked water permit: “Amazingly, neither DEP nor MVP bothered to calculate how much sediment the affected streams…
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