Communities face mounting harms from Mountain Valley Pipeline

Crystal Mello of the Protect Our Heritage, Water Rights coalition speaks to community members gathered for an information meeting on MVP Boost.

The ruinous Mountain Valley Pipeline has been in operation since June 2024, but serious problems persist.  Communities in West Virginia and Virginia continue to face unresolved restoration issues in areas where developers were given right of way for construction, in addition to safety concerns, sediment runoff and pipe slippage along the route.  Residents continue to…

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NC DEQ approves water permit for MVP Southgate pipeline

Community leaders, grassroots organizations and members of the public spoke out against Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Southgate project at a public hearing on MVP’s application for a 401 water quality permit. Photo by Kasey Kinsella of 7 Directions of Service

Today, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued a Clean Water Act Section 401 certification for Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC’s proposed methane gas pipeline “Southgate,” rejecting concerns raised by North Carolina community members that the project would pollute streams and wetlands and harm protected aquatic species.

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‘King of the Darters’ Removed from Endangered Species List 

Roanoke logperch swimming in a stream

The Roanoke logperch, a striking, large freshwater fish found in a handful of watersheds in Virginia and North Carolina, is no longer on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s endangered species list. It’s a sign of the fish population’s improvement. But some individuals and environmental and conservation organizations see its removal from Endangered Species Act protections — rather than moving from “endangered” to “threatened” status — as premature.

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