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On Sabal Trail, FERC Again Earns ‘Rubber Stamp’ Reputation

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Late yesterday, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order reinstating certificate authorization for the fracked gas Sabal Trail pipeline. This decision…

ICYMI: Dominion Can’t Hide the Truth: Ratepayers Will Foot $2.3 Billion for Fracked Gas Pipeline

RICHMOND, VA -- Virginia ratepayers could pay as much as $2.3 billion for Dominion’s planned Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), according to evidence the State Corporation Commission accepted for…

Coalition Filings Could Halt Fracked Gas Pipeline Construction

RICHMOND, VA -- Today, a coalition of environmental advocates filed two requests to stop construction of the controversial fracked gas Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) in the US Court of Appeals for the…

Sinkholes Prompt Calls to Shut Down Gas Pipeline

HARRISBURG, PA -- StateImpact Pennsylvania is reporting the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission’s (PUC) Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (Bureau) has asked its full commission to force…

Fracked Gas Pipeline Contractor Operating Without NC License

RALEIGH, NC -- Today, N.C. Policy Watch is reporting that a contractor hired by the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) is operating without a valid license. The Thrasher Group is a surveying firm based in…

Approval of Dirty, Dangerous Compressor Station Threatens Communities Already at Risk

RALEIGH, NC -- Today, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) granted a crucial air quality permit to the builders of the fracked gas Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), allowing them…

Clean Water Advocates Ask Judges to Halt Fracked Gas Pipeline

RICHMOND, VA -- Today, a coalition asked the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to order Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) to stay out of West Virginia streams until a decision is made on their appeal from…

Clean Water Advocates Challenge Army Corps of Engineers on Fracked Gas Pipeline Water Quality Review

RICHMOND, VA -- Today, a coalition of clean water advocates filed a suit contending the United States Army Corps of Engineers improperly issued a crucial permit for the fracked gas Mountain Valley…

Sierra Club Responds to FERC Efforts to Keep Fracked Gas Pipeline Open

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Sierra Club issues the following regarding continued efforts by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC to sidestep a court’s…

Rate Hike for Florida’s Most Expensive Gas Peaker Power Plant Ever Built Should be Reversed

Tallahassee, FL -- Today, the Sierra Club presented arguments to the Florida Supreme Court in a case seeking to reverse the Florida Public Service Commission’s (PSC) approval of a rate hike for…