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Forest Service ‘Concerned’ About Erosion From Atlantic Coast, Mountain Valley Pipelines

Forest Service ‘Concerned’ About Erosion From Atlantic Coast, Mountain Valley Pipelines

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.

October 27, 2016

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.

May 23, 2016
Atlantic Coast, Mountain Valley Get More Pushback on Plans to Cross WV, VA Mountains

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.

May 17, 2016
Marcellus-to-Southeast Takeaway Projects Hitting More Snags in WV, VA

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.

May 17, 2016
Atlantic Coast, Mountain Valley Get More Pushback on Plans to Cross WV, VA Mountains

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.

May 17, 2016
Marcellus-to-Southeast Takeaway Projects Hitting More Snags in WV, VA

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.

May 17, 2016

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.

December 16, 2015

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).

November 11, 2015

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.

August 5, 2015

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.

April 27, 2015