NEWS RELEASE — On September 15, 2015, Dominion Resources asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to cover its proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) project under a “Nationwide Permit” that is insufficient to protect water quality in Virginia and West Virginia and cannot ensure that Clean Water Act (CWA) mandates will be met. Continue Reading →
One small stream in West Virginia is at the epicenter of mega pipeline construction in the central Appalachian region. If industry plans go forward, a two-mile stretch of Meathouse Fork and it’s tributaries, Big Isaac Creek and Laurel Run, will be crossed by three of the largest pipelines ever built in the region. The smaller of these, Continue Reading →
The Nelson County Board of Supervisors is calling on Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe and state environmental officials to ensure public access to erosion and sediment control plans for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. In a 4-0 vote (July 14, 2015), the supervisors passed a resolution requesting that: DEQ will require project-specific Erosion and Continue Reading →
We have been promised that the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline will be environmentally responsible. Governor McAuliffe made that promise when he joined Dominion in announcing the ACP project in September of 2014. Dominion has since informed us of its commitment to protection of natural resources in a series of full-page Continue Reading →
The Southern Environmental Law Center has appealed a FERC decision to deny access to detailed route maps for the proposed ACP. The appeal also objects to arguments made by Dominion against providing even restricted access to the maps. This is a critical issue, and it is emblematic of our overall problem with Dominion, FERC, and other Continue Reading →
The following is a letter to Virginia’s Governor Terry McAuliffe asking that he direct the Department of Environmental Quality to take steps to obtain site-specific erosion and sediment control and stormwater management plans for the ACP and make them available to citizens and local governments. As it stands now, the Continue Reading →
The effectiveness of standard measures for mitigation of water resource impacts associated with pipeline construction is a significant issue that needs to be systematically examined during EIS preparation. The EIS should analyze the provisions, implementation, and effectiveness of water-related environmental laws, regulations, and best management practices that apply to pipeline Continue Reading →