The communication professionals working for Dominion are campaigning to convince everyone that the Atlantic Coast Pipeline is a done deal – despite the fact that challenges are mounting and the project has received none of the required state and federal approvals. An article just published in Southeast Energy News highlights some of Continue Reading →
The Forest Service has rejected the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline route through the Monongahela and George Washington National Forests. The Forest Service specifically determined that the proposed route does not meet minimum requirements of initial screening criteria for special use of National Forest System lands in West Virginia and Virginia. The decision Continue Reading →
The Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance (ABRA) has written to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission endorsing the position of the U.S. Forest Service in its refusal to utilize soils data collected for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. In addition, the ABRA letter to FERC raises serious concerns about the ACP developer’s ability to Continue Reading →
There is a widely held belief that Dominion is more committed to management of public perception than to actual treatment of the issues. This is illustrated by the problem with slope failures and water quality violations at Dominion’s West Virginia pipeline projects. It is not simply an instance where performance Continue Reading →