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FERC Rubber Stamps Fracked Gas Pipelines Despite Widespread Concerns and Opposition

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), after recently regaining a quorum, granted federal approval for the fracked gas Atlantic Coast (ACP) and Mountain Valley (…

Sierra Club Argues 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 gas shipping…

NC DEQ Rejects Crucial Plans for Fracked Gas Pipeline

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has rejected a vital part of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s (ACP) construction process. The ACP, a joint project…

Leaked Audio Confirms Dominion Energy Misled Public on Atlantic Coast Pipeline Route

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Associated Press broke the news that Dan Weekley, Vice President of Corporate Affairs at Dominion Energy, told a gathering of fracked gas industry insiders that the…

Transco Stopped Monitoring Air Quality While Building Fracked Gas Pipeline

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This week, the Sierra Club notified the Wolf administration that Transco has suspended air quality monitoring at two locations during its construction of the fracked gas Atlantic…

Dangerous NEXUS Fracked Gas Pipeline Unnecessary

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Appalachian Mountain Advocates (Appalmad), on behalf of the Sierra Club, filed a request for rehearing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) calling for a…

Federal Court Decision Means FERC Must Revisit MVP and ACP Climate Analyses

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Sierra Club and its partners filed two letters with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) arguing that body must do new analyses of two fracked gas pipelines…

FERC Override of Gov Cuomo’s Pipeline Denial is an Insult to New Yorkers and their Right to Clean Water

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) upended Governor Andrew Cuomo’s rejection of the fracked gas Valley Lateral Pipeline. Under section 401 of the Clean…

Sierra Club applauds North Carolina’s Request for Greater Scrutiny of Proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline

RALEIGH, NC -- Late yesterday, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) requested additional information from Duke Energy and Dominion Energy in order to conduct a more thorough…

West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Agrees to Take a Tougher Look at Disputed Pipeline

CHARLESTON, WV -- Today, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) filed a motion in federal court to invalidate its earlier approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). Under…