DEP says goodbye to Austin Caperton By
January 18, 2021 - 1:30 pm
Now former DEP Secretary Austin Caperton touts a clean air milestone along with Gov. Jim Justice (Governor s Office)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. The only cabinet secretary in the Justice administration to leave as the second term gets underway is state Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Austin Caperton.
Austin Caperton
His previously announced retirement took effect at midnight Monday. Gov. Jim Justice has yet to name a replacement.
In a farewell video posted Monday by the DEP, Caperton,69, said when people called him Mr. Secretary it reminded him of the “awesome responsibility that the citizens of West Virginia and the governor put on him to do the job and do the job well.”
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The following is from the environmental champions at Wild Virginia…thanks for all you do to fight for Virginia’s environment and against polluting and nonsensical projects like the Mountain Valley Pipeline fracked-gas boondoggle!
Today, Wild Virginia and other groups brought suit in the Federal Appeals Court for the District of Columbia Circuit to challenge the reckless actions of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in regard to the Mountain Valley Pipeline. (Petition for Review attached)
FERC has repeatedly ignored common sense and legal requirements in allowing MVP to rush forward with its destructive project, even though numerous challenges could still prevent the project from ever being completed.
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As construction of an underground natural gas pipeline weaving its way through the mountains of Virginia draws close to completion, protests to the project are intensifying.
A group of environmentalists who have camped in trees along the pipeline’s path for two years remained in place this month despite being given a court order to move.
Meanwhile, other opponents celebrated their success in one of two court challenges seeking a halt to sections of the multi-billion dollar project.
Opponents to Interstate Gas Pipeline Cause Delays
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As construction of an underground natural gas pipeline weaving its way through the mountains of Virginia draws close to completion, protests to the project are intensifying.
A group of environmentalists who have camped in trees along the pipeline’s path for two years remained in place this month despite being given a court order to move.
Meanwhile, other opponents celebrated their success in one of two court challenges seeking a halt to sections of the multi-billion dollar project.