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Roanoke County moves to establish legal standing in pipeline cases

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Butch Church praised staff and members of a volunteer committee for conscientious bird-dogging of a proposed and deeply controversial interstate natural gas pipeline.

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We call on our Federal Legislators, the President, and the Inspector General of DOE to:
• Conduct an INVESTIGATION by independent researchers of FERC’s procedures.
• Based on investigation results, REVISE and UPDATE FERC’s POLICIES to reflect the critical need to decrease fossil fuel reliance and rapidly expand renewable energy technologies.
• Enact a MORATORIUM on new fossil fuel infrastructure approvals by FERC until the investigation is complete and changes are implemented.

Sign the petition: Fix the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) First

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I just signed a petition to Rickey R. Hass, Inspector General, The United States House of Representatives, The United States Senate, and President Barack Obama: We call on our Federal Legislators, the President, and the Inspector General of DOE to: • Conduct an INVESTIGATION by independent researche…

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Forest Service says pipeline company misrepresented surveyors' qualifications

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The U.S. Forest Service has accused the Atlantic Coast Pipeline of misrepresenting the qualifications of contractors hired to conduct soil surveys that are critical to evaluating the safety of extending the proposed natural gas pipeline through national forests in Virginia and West Virginia.

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Governor's office to coordinate state agency comments about pipeline projects

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Gov. Terry McAuliffe wants state agencies to brief his office before department employees comment publicly about two deeply controversial interstate natural gas pipeline projects that have received the governor’s blessing.

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Weisz: Setting the record straight on McGraw and Edwards

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We are fortunate in the Roanoke Valley to have leaders with energy and integrity that continually improve our quality of life here. Two such men are Roanoke County Clerk of Court Steve McGraw and State Sen. John Edwards.

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Bondurant: 'Pipeline positions' matter: Read on before voting

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Contrary to the Times’ Oct. 6 editorial, candidates’ “Pipeline positions” do matter — from efforts to repeal the 2004 survey statute, through involvement in the FERC process itself.

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Good comments.

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