atlantic coast pipeline

FERC Paves Way for Atlantic Coast Pipeline

FERC Paves Way for Atlantic Coast Pipeline

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) paved the way Friday for the 600-mile, 42-inch fracked gas Atlantic Coast Pipeline to proceed when it issued the final environmental impact statement (FEIS). A joint project of utility giants Duke Energy and Dominion Energy, the Atlantic Coast Pipeline would move fracked gas from West Virginia into Virginia and […]

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    Atlantic Coast Pipeline Would Require Extensive Mountaintop Removal

    Atlantic Coast Pipeline Would Require Extensive Mountaintop Removal

    A new briefing paper details how Dominion Energy‘s proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline would involve the blasting, excavation and removal of mountaintops along 38 miles of Appalachian ridgelines as part of the construction. The planned 600-mile interstate pipeline will carry 1.44 billion cubic feet per day of fracked gas from West Virginia to North Carolina, cutting […]

    Trump Team Tied to Atlantic Coast Pipeline Now Being Pushed by White House

    Trump Team Tied to Atlantic Coast Pipeline Now Being Pushed by White House

    By Steve Horn and Itai Vardi On Jan. 25, President Donald Trump’s team listed the Atlantic Coast pipeline among the White House’s top priorities for infrastructure projects, an attempt to deliver on his campaign promise to invest in U.S infrastructure programs. Doomsday Clock Now Two and a Half Minutes to Midnight, Thanks to Trump https://t.co/yboK3r52ZT […]

    Fracking Pipeline Puts Tim Kaine’s Fossil Fuel Industry Ties to the Test

    Fracking Pipeline Puts Tim Kaine’s Fossil Fuel Industry Ties to the Test

    By Alleen Brown Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Tim Kaine is facing pressure from landowners in his home state of Virginia to stand against the planned Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which would carry fracked gas from Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia to mid-Atlantic markets. He’s made some moves in that direction: he’s held private meetings with […]