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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Partially Suspends Important Pipeline Permit
Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers informed the corporation building the Mountain Valley Pipeline that it was partially suspending an important permit allowing the company to build the…
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New challenge to MVP project questions river crossing permit
By Ken Ward Jr. Charleston Gazette-Mail Federal officials approved the Mountain Valley Pipeline using a streamlined review process that isn’t allowed for projects with the kind of time-consuming river crossings…
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Court Halts Pipeline Tree Cutting, Requires Full Review on Historic VA Property
More good news for The Wilderness, a 1,000-acre historic farm threatened by the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline. This morning a unanimous judicial panel of the United States Court of…
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Court stops Pipeline’s timbering of “The Wilderness” (for now)
Today the Fourth Circuit issued an order preventing imminent tree cutting by the Atlantic Coast Pipeline on “The Wilderness,” a 1,000-acre farm listed on the National Register of Historic…
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Advocates for Clean Air and Water Seek Stay on Atlantic Coast Pipeline Pending Court Decision
RICHMOND, VA — Today, a coalition of environmental advocates filed two requests to stop construction of the controversial fracked gas Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) in the US Court of Appeals…
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Clean Water Advocates Ask Judges to Halt Fracked Gas Pipeline
RICHMOND, VA — Today, a coalition asked the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to order Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) to stay out of West…
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Clean Water Advocates Challenge Army Corps of Engineers on Fracked Gas Pipeline Water Quality Review
RICHMOND, VA — Today, a coalition of clean water advocates filed a suit contending the United States Army Corps of Engineers improperly issued a…
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County Board once again tables pipeline permit
Earlier this week, Appalmad wrote to the Augusta County Board of Zoning Appeals on behalf of Augusta County residents concerned about a 34-acre laydown yard that the Atlantic Coast…
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FERC Faces Legal Challenge Over ACP Decision
Charlottesville, VA— Appalachian Mountain Advocates and the Southern Environmental Law Center filed a challenge in federal court on behalf of 11 conservation groups challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s…
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Legal Challenges Filed Targeting Atlantic Coast Pipeline Approvals
Charlottesville, VA – The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) and Appalachian Mountain Advocates, on behalf of a coalition of community and conservation groups, filed a legal challenge…
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