Today we announced that we are no longer moving forward with the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
Despite the enduring need for the project, there is too much legal uncertainty to continue.
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"It’s time to move forward. It’s time bring this cleaner burning, reliable energy to Hampton Roads businesses and families. It’s time to grow our economy." - Bryan K. Stephens, Pres. & CEO, Hampton Roads Chamber. Read more about the need for the ACP.
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Members of Affiliated Construction Trades are relieved to know "they have a great job with benefits building the ACP. In these uncertain times, with construction unemployment at very high levels, our folks are ready to go to work.” - Steve White, ACT Dir.
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The ACP will "go invisibly deep beneath a tiny section of a foot path, and the result will be thousands of good jobs, millions in economic development, and more reliable, affordable and cleaner energy for all of us." - Murchison "Bo" Biggs, The Robesonian
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"Fuels including natural gas, petroleum and coal are vital. Alternative energy simply cannot meet all our nation’s needs. High court justices were right, then, to permit the pipeline to be completed." - @IntelligencerWV
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“I have been a strong supporter of the @ACPipeline for years. My reasons have been straightforward. We need more natural gas in Selma and Johnston County.” - Cheryl Oliver, Mayor of Selma, NC https://t.co/GgWJ1qmr2n
@JimJusticeWV applauded #SCOTUS for its decision in favor of #ACPipeline: “I’d say good job Supreme Court. That’s all there is to it. And good things will happen in WV and … all throughout our country … especially in VA and NC. Absolutely, there will be jobs and jobs and jobs."
BREAKING NEWS: #ACPipeline just won a major victory in the Supreme Court! Read more about the #SCOTUS decision and our path forward here:
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You’re likely using natural gas every day, even if you don’t use it to heat your home. #NatGas is a raw material used to manufacture most everyday consumer products—from plastics, glass, and ceramics, to clothing and cell phones.
“It’s going to create jobs for the future.” – Will Evans, Ace Pipeline, Inc.
We need the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to be an economic driver—increasing tax revenue, supporting local business and stimulating growth across the route.
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Military installations and other important businesses in Virginia and North Carolina have experienced natural gas shortages for years, waiting for a new supply to help meet growing demands. We need to complete the ACP.
“We’ve got to get this resource that we have out.” Chad Earl, Orders Construction. For homes and businesses across the region that only have access to one, fully tapped transmission line, there is no question. The need for the ACP is now. https://t.co/hC7pIUOlLk
"This project is even more essential to #VA and #NC than it was when it was proposed, and I look forward to the resumption of construction after the Supreme Court grants a favorable opinion later this year." - Tom McDonald in support of the ACP https://t.co/n0dQWkFzWi
“There can be a reconciliation of economic and environmental concerns. We do not have to sacrifice jobs to protect the Appalachian Trail — especially when the project at hand does not threaten the trail to begin with.” - Patrick Morrisey @WestVirginiaAG https://t.co/rO2UJ7RtiS
Dominion Energy CEO Tom Farrell reaffirmed the company’s commitment to the ACP this week, looking forward to resolving remaining permits and getting people back to work. The environmental, economic and energy security of our region is depending on it.
See below for an important message from our team in regard to the current landscape surrounding COVID-19. Please don't hesitate to reach out to us with any questions or concerns: https://t.co/pMuGXoFVjX
“These pipelines are vitally important,” said Charlie Burd of the Independent Oil and Gas Association of #WV. Oil and gas officials are optimistic about the @ACPipeline continuation – read on: https://t.co/pKPZ9Lmu1i
In “another positive step for the project,” as described by @DominionEnergy spokesperson Ann Nallo, a federal judge has recently sided with the ACP in a dispute over the permitting powers of local governments. Read more on our site: https://t.co/1AVewmAEp7
Protecting our environment is a top priority and the @ACPipeline plan is filled with site-specific environmental protections. This means getting our hands dirty — examining every inch of the pipeline’s path and exceeding regulatory requirements. https://t.co/SiVPfmuTuJ