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Appalachian Voices opposes permitting reform proposal by Sen. Manchin and Democratic leadership
TAGS: budget reconciliation Clean Water Act Climate change Congress Environmental Justice mountain valley pipeline National Environmental Policy Act Sen. Joe Manchin
The Mountain Valley Pipeline is far from inevitable
MVP backers and supporters like to say the pipeline is 90% complete. That just isn’t true — and many hurdles stand in the way of this dangerous pipeline. Find out more in this blog post from us and our partners Sierra Club and the POWHR Coalition.
TAGS: Bureau of Land Management Clean Water Act Federal Energy Regulatory Commission mountain valley pipeline U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Forest Service
In yet another significant blow to MVP, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signals stream crossing permit will be indefinitely delayed
CONTACT: Dan Radmacher, (540) 798-6683, dan@appvoices.org Morgan Caplan, (443) 986-1221, Morgan.Caplan@sierraclub.org Washington, DC — This week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers committed to withhold a Clean Water Act Section 404 permit for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) at least…
TAGS: appalachian mountain advocates Clean Water Act Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals mountain valley pipeline Sierra Club U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Virginia’s draft permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline won’t protect water resources, groups say
CONTACT: David Sligh, Wild Virginia, david@wildvirginia.org, (434) 964-7455 Cat McCue, Appalachian Voices, cat@appvoices.org, (434) 293-6373 Russell Chisholm, Protect Our Water Heritage Rights, russell@powhr.org, (540) 404-2727 The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today released a draft decision on a request…
TAGS: 401 Clean Water Act corps corps of engineers deq frack mountain valley pipeline mvp Pipeline Virginia
Kentucky Seeks Input on Bacteria in Streams
The Kentucky Division of Water is accepting public comments through Sept. 3 on their draft plan to address high levels of harmful bacteria in the Licking River and Salt River basins.
Court rules that coal mines need a permit for water pollution from valley fills
Good news for clean water! Despite a setback in appeals court, overall the Red River Coal Company court ruling will help communities fight back against pollution from mountaintop removal coal mines.
Clean Water, Not Pipelines!
Help stop the Trump administration’s efforts to rubber-stamp new pipelines by weakening state water quality authority!
Environmental Groups Sue Four Coal and Chemical Facilities
Environmental groups have sued three coal facilities and one chemical plant for the alleged illegal pollution of adjacent waterways.
The Trump Administration’s Environmental Record
A partial summary of President Donald Trump’s and his administration’s established track record of reducing environmental protections.
TAGS: Affordable Clean Energy clean power plan Clean Water Act Environmental Regulations EPA paris climate agreement Trump administration
Advocacy groups sue multiple coal facilities for water violations
CONTACTS: Erin Savage, Appalachian Voices Central Appalachian Program Manager, erin@appvoices.org, 206-769-8286 August 7, 2019 Charleston, W.Va. — A coalition of West Virginian advocacy groups including the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, Appalachian Voices, and the Sierra…
