Doug Jackson
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BREAKING: Orlando Sets Date for Ending Use of Coal
OUC announced today that they would stop burning coal for power by 2027 and would get 92% of their energy from renewable sources by 2050 → Read More
FERC Grants Mountain Valley Pipeline Permit Despite Continued Doubts It Will Be Completed
FERC granted MVP permission to resume construction, even though the beleaguered fracked gas project still lacks some necessary authorizations → Read More
Maryland Poised To Risk Water and Climate With Del-Mar Pipeline Green Light from MDE
MDE removed a hurdle for the fracked gas Del-Mar pipeline by recommending that the Maryland Board of Public Works approve Eastern Shore Natural Gas’ wetlands construction plans → Read More
Despite New Approval, Mountain Valley Pipeline Has Miles to Go
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) issued a new [Biological Opinion] for the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). The 303-mile project is stalled while awaiting necessary authorizations, including from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Forest Service, and Bureau of Land Management. Per the requirements of its original certificate → Read More
Fourth Circuit Grants Stay in Endangered Species Act Case
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has put a hold on two permits that the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) requires to proceed with construction activities → Read More
BREAKING: Virginia Orders Halt to Construction on Fracked Gas Pipeline
Today, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) announced they issued a stop work order for two miles of the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline → Read More
Trump Announces Intent to Scrap Bedrock Laws to Please Corporate Polluters
Today, only miles from two recent environmental tragedies, Donald Trump signed an executive order that would erode bedrock protections for water and communities while seeking to roll back commonsense safeguards contained in the Clean Water Act → Read More
Northam Puts Dominion’s Interests and Desires over Virginians’
Gov. Ralph Northam reportedly informed two members of the State Air Pollution Control Board that they would soon be replaced → Read More
ICYMI: 90% of All Gas Pipeline Blasts Draw No Fines
90% of all gas pipeline fires and explosions draw no financial penalty for the corporations responsible → Read More
A Toehold at a Time
My role from now until election day will be to get Sierra Club members to help contact voters and educate them about our candidates. → Read More
BREAKING: Court Tosses Required Permit for Fracked Gas Mountain Valley Pipeline
Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit vacated the permit issued by the Army Corps of Engineers under the Clean Water Act for the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). → Read More
New Political Appointee Rolls Back EPA Greenhouse Gas Guidance for FERC
The EPA’s new associate administrator for the Office of Policy, sent a letter to FERC rolling back suggestions from EPA on how FERC might evaluate the environmental impacts of fracked gas pipelines → Read More
Public Submits More than 25,000 Comments Demanding to Fix FERC
Yesterday evening, the comment period closed on FERC's review of their 1999 policy statement pertaining to pipeline reviews. Members and supporters of the Sierra Club submitted more than 25,000 comments. → Read More
BREAKING: 4th Circuit Stays Essential Permit for Fracked Gas Mountain Valley Pipeline
Today, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay of a crucial permit that the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) needs to build across waterways. → Read More
Army Corps of Engineers Temporarily Suspends Part of Crucial Permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline
The Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has indefinitely suspended portions of a permit required for construction of the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) → Read More
Environmental Coalition Asks Federal Court to Halt Construction on Fracked Gas Pipeline
A coalition of environmental advocates filed a motion for stay, asking the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to put an immediate stop to the construction across waterways of the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline → Read More
Sierra Club Calls on FERC to Follow Court’s Decision and Halt ACP Construction
The Sierra Club is calling on FERC to order the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to immediately cease construction activities after the pipeline’s builders had their Incidental Take Statement vacated → Read More
Another Dirty, Dangerous Fracked Gas Pipeline Proposed for NC
Today, Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (MVP) announced plans for the Southgate pipeline project that would extend the fracked gas pipeline into North Carolina. → Read More
DENIED: FERC Rejects ACP Request on Tree Clearing
Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) rejected a request from the builder of the fracked gas Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) for more time to cut trees used by migrating birds and threatened and endangered bat species. → Read More
Northam Administration Approves Water Impact Plans for Fracked Gas Pipeline After Flawed Review
Yesterday evening, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) announced they had approved the Erosion and Sediment, Stormwater, and Karst Plans for the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline → Read More