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Fate of Mountain Valley Pipeline’s North Carolina extension still unclear
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper raised concerns about the Southgate project, which has drawn opposition from local governments and elected officials who say it threatens private property rights and tourism efforts.
Statement by Appalachian Voices on FERC allowing construction of Mountain Valley Pipeline to resume
We know that the MVP cannot be built in compliance with our nation’s bedrock environmental laws — which is why the company and its supporters went to the extraordinary length of having Congress attempt to sidestep them.
Environmental and community groups challenge effort to throw out Mountain Valley Pipeline lawsuit
Late Monday, environmental and community organizations filed a response opposing efforts by the U.S. Department of Justice and Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC, to dismiss the environmental groups’ pending challenge to the latest biological opinion and incidental take statement under the Endangered Species Act for the ill-advised Mountain Valley Pipeline.
Appalachian Voices statement on Mountain Valley Pipeline’s receipt of key Clean Water Act permit
The U.S. Army Corps issued a Clean Water Act permit to Mountain Valley Pipeline following a passage of a law requiring the agency to do just that.
Advocates to rally Sen. Warner to remove Mountain Valley Pipeline from debt ceiling bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 31, 2023 CONTACT Jessica Sims, jessica@appvoices.org On Thursday, June 1, communities across Virginia will rally at Sen. Mark Warner’s regional offices to ask him to support an amendment to remove the Mountain Valley Pipeline from the debt ceiling bill. The bill, the ‘Fiscal Responsibility Act,’ contains a provision which grants special…
Debt Ceiling Deal Makes Egregious Allowances for Mountain Valley Pipeline
Contact: Chelsea Barnes, chelsea@appvoices.org This evening, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy released the text of a deal to lift the debt ceiling while attempting to greenlight the Mountain Valley Pipeline and weaken environmental protections for communities. The bill, the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, includes provisions that require the U.S. Army Corps…
Sen. Joe Manchin re-introduces egregious Mountain Valley Pipeline giveaway
Today, Sen. Joe Manchin introduced a third version of his “permitting reform” bill, the Building American Energy Security Act, which, consistent with past proposals, attempts to override normal regulatory and judicial processes to create a way forward for the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
Statement from Appalachian Voices on U.S. Department of Energy inserting itself into the Mountain Valley Pipeline process
With no current action on the pipeline pending before FERC, the letter is an unnecessary and unusual step by the Biden administration, and one that contradicts the commitment to environmental justice highlighted in the administration’s new executive order signed on Friday.
Groups File Legal Challenge to the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Biological Opinion
Today, environmental organizations filed a petition for review in federal court challenging a recently issued new biological opinion and incidental take statement under the Endangered Species Act for the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
Court vacates critical West Virginia water permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline
Today, a unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit vacated the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Clean Water Act § 401 certification for the Mountain Valley Pipeline, finding that the agency’s justification behind its conclusion that the pipeline would not violate the state’s water quality standards was deficient.