The proposed routes of the ACP, MVP, and Appalachian Connector pipelines.
A common refrain among Virginian legislators is that there is nothing they can do to stop Dominion’s proposed Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley pipelines (ACP and MVP, respectively). As they tell it, “The pipelines are a matter for FERC,” and that’s the end of the story.
Now, even if this was true, and Virginia legislators could truly do nothing to stop Dominion’s pipelines (politically or legally speaking), they could still join their constituents in protesting Dominion. High profile individuals drawing attention to this issue could be enough to dissuade Dominion. But virtually every current legislator refuses to do even that—unsurprising, given that Dominion has pumped more than $14 million into the Virginia political system over the last 20 years, with nearly equal amounts going to Republicans and Democrats.
The claim is not true, however. There are real, positive steps Virginian lawmakers could take, right now, to stop or at least seriously slow down the construction of Dominion’s fracked-gas pipelines. What follows is a discussion of potential tactics, as regards the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), in particular.
**Note: I intend to update this “strategy sheet” as I continue to learn about the process. Updates will be identified and dated as they occur.
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