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Governor Northam Must Act to Protect Virginian’s and Our Waters
By David Sligh, Conservation Director, Wild Virginia Let Your Voice Be Heard! Our new Governor has the authority and duty to protect our waters and communities from the Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast Pipelines. Governor Northam must uphold the principles he has supported for many months and we ask that you let him know that you… Read more
Frequently Asked Questions
Making Comments at the Virginia State Water Control Board Meetings The Virginia State Water Control Board, a citizen board that has authority over certain permits affecting Virginia’s waterways, will hold meetings this month on permit applications for the proposed Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast fracked-gas pipelines. Citizens who previously submitted comments to the State Water… Read more
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Suggested Comments – Virginia Water Quality Certifications for the ACP and MVP
The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is accepting comments through Aug. 22, 2017. Comments for ACP should be submitted to: comment-acp@deq.virginia.gov See ACP Public Notice Comments for MVP should be submitted to: comment-mvp@deq.virginia.gov See MVP Public Notice Describe ways you use waterbodies that would be directly affected by pipeline work or are downstream of those areas…. Read more
Mountain Valley Pipeline Record of Decision
-The MVP will result in permanent forest fragmentation, impacts to the Appalachian National Scenic Trail Scenic Corridor, and harm to Endangered Species -The Record of Decision (ROD) includes 11 exceptions to the existing Jefferson National Forest Plan that would allow: —-destruction of 51 acres of national forest for creation of the pipeline corridor and access roads… Read more
Specific points of concern about the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
– The Atlantic Coast Pipeline will destroy 214 acres of National Forests and construction will eliminate a total of 4,892 acres of critical interior forest habitat. -The Pipeline will cross 2.4 miles of porous and unstable karst areas on Forest Service lands and two cave systems of high significance:… Read more
MVP & ACP Draft Record of Decision
The Forest Service has decided to allow pipelines to harm watersheds, old growth, and endangered species in our National Forests. Raise your Objection Today! The USFS recently issued the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the ROD for the Mountain Valley Pipeline. These terrible decisions authorize the pipeline companies to… Read more
Comment to the BLM Today
Tell the BLM “No Pipeline through our National Forests”. The BLM is accepting comments on the Mountain Valley Pipeline about the impacts to National Forest Lands. We know that our national forests will be impacted by the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Please take time to contact the BLM by mail or email by the comment deadline… Read more
An Assault on Public Lands and Democracy: H.R. 2936
H.R. 2936, The Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 (more commonly called the Westerman Bill) is currently being discussed in the House of Representatives. This bill is intended to “expedite environmental analysis and availability of categorical exclusions to expedite forest management activities.” Apart from being destructive to forest ecosystems, the Westerman Bill is designed to… Read more