Write the Amy Corp of Engineers: Reject the Atlantic Coast Pipeline

 The Atlantic Coast Pipeline will go through 430 acres of Forest Service land.

Dominion Resources and Duke Energy have plans to build a big new pipeline, called the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. It would run through three states and transport 1.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day for years, spelling out bad news for the climate and communities along the route.

The Atlantic Coast Pipeline first won approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Now, the U.S. Forest Service recently approved the pipeline to be built right through national forests, even though the construction would disturb about 430 acres of Forest Service land and leave a permanent 21-mile, 50-foot wide right of way for the pipeline on these public lands.

But the project still needs approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and from the states the project runs through. This week, help fight new fossil fuel infrastructure by asking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to reject the Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s permit requests. You can call 202-761-5903 or write by following the link below, and selecting “Regulatory (Permits)” from the drop-down menu under Recipient.

If you live in Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina, please also contact your state officials and urge them to oppose this pipeline.

LINK TO ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS CONTACT PAGE

Here is my message that I just posted. Please, personalize yours for even more impact.

Please, reject the Atlantic Coast Pipeline permit requests.

The Atlantic Coast Pipeline will go through three states transporting 1.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day for years. How can you even consider putting all those communities and waterways at risk after 5,000 barrels of oil recently gushed out of the Keystone Pipeline? Pipelines leak frequently. More than a million gallons leaked from a pipeline into the Kalamazoo River in Michigan in 2010, and 50,000 gallons of oil gushed into the Yellowstone River in Montana in 2015, contaminating drinking water there.

The pipeline will be built right through our national forests, even though the construction would disturb about 430 acres of Forest Service land and leave a permanent 21-mile, 50-foot wide right of way for the pipeline on these public lands.

Thank you for your consideration.

Jana Segal

#noatlanticcoastpipeline, #nopipeline, 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rxqUXqPzog

Since 1986 there have been nearly 8,000 incidents (nearly 300 per year on average), resulting in more than 500 deaths (red dots on the video), more than 2,300 injuries (yellow dots on the video), and nearly $7 billion in damage. 

More information: 

Keystone Pipeline Leaks 210,000 Gallons of Oil in South Dakota, November 16, 2017

30 years of pipeline accidents mapped (up to 2016)

Wikipedia List of pipeline accidents in the United States in the 21st century (up to 2016)