New FERC Chair, Offshore Drilling-NC Says “No,” Atlantic Coast Pipeline EIS, Clean Air & More
….FERC Issues Final Environmental Impact Statement for Atlantic Coast Pipeline: On July 21, 2017, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued its final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) project, which will transport up to 1.5 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas to Virginia and North Carolina. The FEIS found that the ACP would have adverse impacts on waterbodies, some vegetation, and several endangered species, most if not all of which could be reduced to less than significant levels with avoidance/minimization/mitigation efforts.
