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Environmental Groups Challenge Virginia’s Unlawful Approval of Fracked Gas Pipeline

RICHMOND, VA -- Today, a coalition of environmental groups filed a petition for review with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to overturn Virginia’s unlawful approval of the…

Virginia Fails to Protect Virginians from Fracked Gas Pipeline

RICHMOND, VA -- Today, the Virginia State Water Control Board allowed construction of the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), despite public opposition and evidence the pipeline would…

Dereliction of Duty, Part II: WVDEP Abandons Responsibility to Review Another Fracked Gas Pipeline

CHARLESTON, WV -- Today, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) again waived its opportunity to review the water quality impacts of a fracked gas pipeline, this time with the…

Forest Service Issues Record of Decision for Fracked Gas Mountain Valley Pipeline

RICHMOND, VA -- Today, the United States Forest Service issued a decision to allow the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) to cross the Jefferson National Forest. In addition to its role in…

ICYMI: FERC Chairman: Environmental Groups are Slowing Down Fracked Gas Projects

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Neil Chatterjee told the American Gas Association’s Natural Gas Roundtable that more focused and sophisticated…

Sierra Club Files Comments on FERC’s Attempt to Dodge Thorough Environmental Review

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Just a few months after winning the landmark Sabal Trail case, the Sierra Club filed comments slamming the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for failing to comply with…

Forest Service Issues Record of Decision for Fracked Gas Atlantic Coast Pipeline

RICHMOND, VA -- Today, the United States Forest Service issued a decision to allow the fracked gas Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) to proceed. The proposed pipeline would cut through wilderness,…

FERC Rejection of New York Rehearing Request Continues Dangerous Trend

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) rejected New York’s request for a rehearing and stay of FERC’s September 15, 2017 Declaratory Order, which found that…

Sierra Club Releases Interactive Map of Gas Pipelines Across America

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Sierra Club released a comprehensive map of gas pipeline projects across the United States. The interactive map allows users to see how close their homes, schools,…

ICYMI: NC Utilities Commission Wants Closer Look at Crucial Fracked Gas Pipeline Deal

Raleigh, NC -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) filed a rehearing request yesterday with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to challenge the Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s (ACP…