Federal Court Throws Out Another Key ACP Permit
Richmond, VA — The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals today threw out the National Park Service’s permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in a case argued by the Southern Environmental Law Center on…
Doug Jackson is a senior press secretary for the Sierra Club's Beyond Dirty Fuels Campaign.
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FERC Orders Stop to All Construction of Fracked Gas Mountain Valley Pipeline
WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), ordered a halt to construction activities along the entire route of the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline. In response…
Despite Widespread Opposition, Judge Allows South Florida Fracked Gas Plant to Move Forward
DANIA BEACH, FLA. -- Despite acknowledging the severe climate threat posed by burning fossil fuels, an administrative law judge recommended today to allow FPL to expand its fracked gas-burning…
Court Deals Another Blow to Fracked Gas Mountain Valley Pipeline
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dealt another blow to the floundering Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), handing down a decision that rescinds permission for all…
New Political Appointee Rolls Back EPA Greenhouse Gas Guidance for FERC
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- E&E News is reporting today that the EPA’s new associate administrator for the Office of Policy, Brittany Bolen, sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (…
Public Submits More than 25,000 Comments Demanding to Fix FERC
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday evening, the comment period closed on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) review of their 1999 policy statement pertaining to pipeline reviews. FERC was…
FERC Allows Construction of Fracked Gas Atlantic Coast Pipeline in North Carolina
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved construction on the North Carolina section of the controversial fracked gas Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP). The…
Sierra Club appeals NCUC decision to force customers to pay for Duke’s toxic coal ash cleanup
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sierra Club is formally appealing to the North Carolina Supreme Court the decision by state regulators to make customers pay for Duke Energy Carolinas’ multi-million dollar toxic…
ICYMI: Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Allows Fracked Gas Pipeline Construction to Resume
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA -- Yesterday, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) announced they were reauthorizing construction along a stretch of the 300-mile Mountain Valley Pipeline.…
More Than 150 MVP Water Quality Violations Revealed by Clean Water Advocates’ New Map Project
BLACKSBURG, VA - Today, Mountain Valley Watch, a volunteer organization of concerned community members monitoring construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, released its Incident Reporting Map,…