In a letter submitted Tuesday to the federal agency reviewing the project, 16 legislators from affected states asked for approval of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline, highlighting potential economic and other benefits for their residents.

According to the legislators, who represent both houses in each West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina, the three states through which the proposed 600-mile pipeline would run, the ACP would “improve the economies and supply of energy in our states.”

“The project represents a much-needed addition to our nation’s energy infrastructure,” the letter reads.

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By Lewis Freeman 

​Chair & Executive Director Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance

www.abralliance.org

By Nelson County Times | Emily Brown | Apr 4, 2015