by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jan 1, 2017 | Regulatory Permit Process
The horse isn’t dead but it’s surely taking a beating. “Incomplete” and “insufficient.” A “rolling document” that challenges public review. Hazards that “have not been not fully assessed.” These and other comments filed Wednesday by the U.S. Environmental Protection...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Dec 31, 2016 | Regulatory Permit Process
A long-awaited federal draft environmental impact statement issued Friday says Dominion’s proposed 600-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline would have “some adverse and significant environmental impacts,” though most would be reduced to “less-than-significant levels” with...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 13, 2016 | FERC communications, Fossil Fuels, Pipelines
CHARLESTON, W. Va. – A spate of proposed gas pipeline projects has drawn sharp criticism from environmental advocates, who say the federal permitting agency has a built-in bias toward the industry. Last week, nearly 70 people from almost a dozen states testified at...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 10, 2016 | Natural Gas, Pipelines, Regulatory Permit Process
By ROBBIE HARRIS • DEC 7, 2016 The public comment period on the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline ends December 22. Supporters and opponents are weighing in on the prospect of a 300-mile pipe carrying natural gas through Virginia. But environmental groups are refusing...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 8, 2016 | Pipelines, Regulatory Permit Process
Critics say the agency that regulates natural gas pipelines – like those proposed for West Virginia and Virginia – has a bias in favor of gas industry. (Dominion Pipeline Monitoring Coalition) December 8, 2016 – Dan Heyman, Public News Service (VA)...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 31, 2016 | Politics of energy, Regulatory Permit Process, Uncategorized
Posted: Monday, October 31, 2016 12:00 am By Duncan Adams duncan.adams@roanoke.com 981-3324 The “scoping meetings” in May 2015 included a few boisterous moments. That was true when a project manager for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission declared unequivocally...
