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Eight organizations say that plans for the project, an extension of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, have changed so much that federal regulators’ previous approval no longer applies.
Center for Biological Diversity: WASHINGTON— Conservation groups have filed a petition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission decision to extend the certificate of public convenience and necessity for Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Southgate Project.
Peatlands store twice as much carbon as the world’s forests. In a healthy bog, the waterlogged conditions prevent plant material from fully decomposing, so rather than releasing CO2, the greenhouse gas is trapped in the ground. About 11% of peatlands globally have been modified and drained. These degraded wetlands cover less than 0.4% of the Earth’s land area but are responsible for 5% of human-caused emissions — more than aviation
Developers of a natural gas pipeline from Virginia into Rockingham County have submitted significant revisions to federal regulators. Critics of the plan, including members of Congress, say the changes raise new concerns.
A new report says two economic-impact studies gave misleading information to Pennsylvania policymakers and residents about the economic advantages of the petrochemical complex operated by Shell in Beaver County. According to the findings from the Ohio River Valley Institute, the plastics plant hasn't brought the economic boom, and promised jobs haven't materialized. Report co-author Nick Messenger explained that the studies published by Robert Morris University were used to justify billions of dollars' worth of tax incentives for the Shell project. ...