The Front Porch Blog, with Updates from AppalachiaThe Front Porch Blog, with Updates from Appalachia

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Four ways to help stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline and the dirty deal this week

Monday, September 26th, 2022 | Posted by Ridge Graham | No Comments

It's a critical moment in the movement against the Mountain Valley Pipeline and the effort to stop the polluter giveaway in Congress. Here are four ways to act. [ Read More ]


Legal victories against Mountain Valley Pipeline make completion unlikely

Wednesday, February 16th, 2022 | Posted by Ridge Graham | 1 Comment

Prospects for the future of the Mountain Valley Pipeline are grim for the company and its investors after recent decisions by judges at the federal leval and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. [ Read More ]


Army Corps reopens Mountain Valley Pipeline application to dump into rivers

Thursday, October 21st, 2021 | Posted by Ridge Graham | No Comments

Due to all of the feedback and pressure that we and many concerned citizens gave the United States Army Corps of Engineers, they have opened a second comment period for Mountain Valley Pipeline's 404 permit application. [ Read More ]


Updates in the fight against MVP and MVP Southgate

Wednesday, August 18th, 2021 | Posted by Ridge Graham | 1 Comment

Catch up on updates about the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline and its Southgate extension with upcoming events, regulatory developments and the latest news about construction of these projects and the communities fighting back. [ Read More ]


Time’s up for the Mountain Valley Pipeline

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020 | Posted by Ridge Graham | No Comments

More than 43,000 people agree — regulators need to reject MVP's request for a deadline extension. [ Read More ]


NC pipeline permit for MVP Southgate denied!

Thursday, August 13th, 2020 | Posted by Ridge Graham | No Comments

North Carolina's Department of Environmental Quality denied a water quality permit for the Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate extension on the grounds that the MVP mainline is not yet completed. [ Read More ]


It’s high time to abandon ship on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline

Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 | Posted by Ridge Graham | No Comments

Try as they might, Dominion Energy and Duke Energy have never been able to justify the tremendous environmental and social costs of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline — nor the project’s economic burden on customers. As they meet with shareholders this week, they should abandon ship on this boondoggle. [ Read More ]


North Carolina shows up strong against fracked-gas projects

Friday, November 22nd, 2019 | Posted by Ridge Graham | No Comments

North Carolinians are turning out strong to stand for environmental justice and water quality and to stop unneeded fracked-gas projects. [ Read More ]


Coal ash cleanup decision a huge victory for North Carolina!

Wednesday, April 10th, 2019 | Posted by Ridge Graham | No Comments

On April 1, North Carolina announced its decision to require Duke Energy to fully excavate the six remaining coal ash sites across the state — a big victory in the year's long fight against the energy utility's negligence. [ Read More ]


Five years after Dan River: Coal ash in N.C.

Monday, February 11th, 2019 | Posted by Ridge Graham | No Comments

The Dan River coal ash spill sparked a flurry of coal ash cleanup legislation, public hearings, community meetings and more across North Carolina. But where does coal ash stand in the state now? [ Read More ]


Al Gore, Rev. Barber tour coal-impacted communities in N.C.

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018 | Posted by Ridge Graham | 1 Comment

The former vice president joined with the Poor People's Campaign and others on a two-day tour to highlight the link between environmental injustice and poverty. [ Read More ]


Protect our communities. Stop the MVP Southgate fracked-gas pipeline

Friday, June 22nd, 2018 | Posted by Ridge Graham | No Comments

The developers behind the Mountain Valley Pipeline will host meetings on June 25-28 to get local feedback in some of the communities the 72-mile proposed MVP Southgate extension would traverse. [ Read More ]



 

 


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