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EarthJustice Newsletter, 8/18/2019
This EarthJustice newsletter addressed the following topics this week:
Why the Endangered Species Act rollback is a bad idea
The man who’s attacking endangered species
Our looming extinction crisis
Six animals saved by the Endangered Species Act
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21 states sue Trump administration over new coal rules
This article discusses how the Trump administration is being sued over changes to coal rules.
A coalition of 21 Democratic-led states sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its decision to ease restrictions on coal-fired power plants, with California’s governor saying the president is trying to rescue an outdated industry.
In June, […]
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Warning Letters to Dominion for the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley Pipelines
This warning letter was issued to Dominion Energy because of unsafe practices in laying pipelines for both the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley Pipelines. It was issued by Robert Burrough, Director, Eastern Region, of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. It is another example of the vendors not […]
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Articles on lawsuits filed against Trump’s EPA repealing power plant rules
This The Hill article discusses 22 states suing Trump over repeal of Obama-era power plant rules. A coalition of mostly Democratic-led states has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, arguing its rules for addressing power plant pollution are so weak they violate federal law. Attorneys general from 22 states and […]
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Mountain Valley Pipeline
This Sierra Club article discusses a new lawsuit filed by multiple environmental groups against the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Conservation groups today launched a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). The petition for review of the project was filed with the Fourth […]
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EDITORIAL: Is Atlantic Coast Pipeline still a viable project?
This editorial, written by the Lynchburg News & Advance, and posted to the Free Lance-Star. discusses the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Dominion Energy.
This is an excellent piece. There is an obvious flaw in the article’s title however. The word “still” implies it was once needed. It has only been […]
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Report: Pipeline-Related Pollution Events
The environmental group, West Virginia Rivers, discusses pipeline-related pollution in a new report here.
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MORE THAN 160 ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS WERE KILLED IN 2018, AND MANY OTHERS LABELED TERRORISTS AND CRIMINALS
This The Intercept article discusses how activists fighting global warming are being targeted and killed.
VICTORIA TAULI-CORPUZ, the United Nations special rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous peoples, was disturbed to learn that her name had been included on a list of “terrorists” allegedly affiliated with the Communist Party of the […]
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Fairfax County plans a historic solar buy—if Dominion Energy doesn’t stand in the way
This Virginia Mercury article by Ivy Main discusses Fairfax County’s plans to buy solar power, if Dominion Energy doesn’t stand in the way.
In June, Fairfax County announced it was seeking proposals from solar companies to install solar at up to 130 county-owned facilities and schools, with another 100 sites […]
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Mountain Valley Pipeline – 7 articles
This article discusses the coating on the exposed pipes is safe, Mountain Valley tells regulators. A protective coating applied to the massive pipeline under construction in Virginia and West Virginia poses no known harms, developers of the Mountain Valley Pipeline have told federal regulators. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission […]
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