The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) said it “is concerned” that two proposed Appalachia-to-Southeast natural gas pipelines would traverse steep slopes subject to erosion, and it has asked its backers to submit additional information as it considers issuing special use permits for the projects.
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Federal Agencies Release Western Energy Corridors Study
Nearly a decade after the proposal was first activated at the end of the Bush administration (see Daily GPI, Dec. 1, 2008), the Obama administration on Friday released a study of potential energy corridors across public lands throughout the West.

Atlantic Coast, Mountain Valley Get More Pushback on Plans to Cross WV, VA Mountains
Two Appalachia-to-Southeast takeaway projects continue to encounter obstacles as they plot routes through rural stretches along the border between West Virginia and Virginia.

Marcellus-to-Southeast Takeaway Projects Hitting More Snags in WV, VA
Two Appalachia-to-Southeast takeaway projects continue to encounter obstacles as they plot routes through rural stretches along the border between West Virginia and Virginia.

Atlantic Coast, Mountain Valley Get More Pushback on Plans to Cross WV, VA Mountains
Two Appalachia-to-Southeast takeaway projects continue to encounter obstacles as they plot routes through rural stretches along the border between West Virginia and Virginia.

Marcellus-to-Southeast Takeaway Projects Hitting More Snags in WV, VA
Two Appalachia-to-Southeast takeaway projects continue to encounter obstacles as they plot routes through rural stretches along the border between West Virginia and Virginia.
USFS Still Questioning Atlantic Coast Pipeline Route
The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has told FERC that it still has several concerns regarding the route of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), specifically its plans to traverse the Monongahela and George Washington national forests.
Despite Protests, BLM Colorado Lease Sale Moving Forward
Seeking to build on the momentum from the Obama administration’s decision to oppose the Keystone XL oil pipeline, environmental groups on Monday sought to intervene and cancel an oil and gas lease sale in Colorado scheduled for Thursday by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
USFS Raises Questions on Proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline Route
The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has filed more than 300 comments with FERC that primarily question the necessity of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s (ACP) proposed pathway through the Monongahela and George Washington national forests.
USFS Allows Surveying for Atlantic Coast Pipeline in Monongahela National Forest
The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has issued a temporary special use permit for Atlantic Coast Pipeline LLC (ACP), a joint venture (JV) led by Dominion Resources Inc., to survey more than 17 miles of the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia for the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline.