Local residents and water protectors are concerned about pollution and safety risks as boring for the Mountain Valley Pipeline begins beneath West Virginia’s Greenbrier River.
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Greenbrier River Watchdogs Alarmed as Mountain Valley Pipeline Drills
TAGS: Greenbrier River Greenbrier River Watershed Association mountain valley pipeline mvp West Virginia Rivers Coalition
What the government spending fight means for Appalachia
Leaders in the Senate and the House need to come together to negotiate a final deal in order to keep the government funded. Appalachian Voices will keep fighting to fund these crucial programs and agencies to help protect coal mining communities and transition to clean energy.
TAGS: Americorps appropriations Black Lung Congress Distressed Area Recompete Program Economic Development Administration Fiscal Responsibility Act government shutdown Letcher County Prison Low Income Household Water Assistance Program Mine Safety and Health Administration mountain valley pipeline rural energy for america program U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement USDA Rural Partners Network White House Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization
Federal agency announces a proposed safety order for Mountain Valley Pipeline
Now as MVP construction is resuming, communities along the pipeline’s route are alarmed at the danger of using the deteriorated components, fearing that the risk for cracks, weld failures, leaks and explosions has increased.
TAGS: mountain valley pipeline Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Preserve Bent Mountain
Federal court dismisses challenges to Mountain Valley Pipeline
Today, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted motions by the federal government and Mountain Valley Pipeline to dismiss environmental groups’ pending legal challenges of recent federal authorizations of the project.
Challenges Remain For Mountain Valley Pipeline
In 2022 and 2023, opponents of the Mountain Valley Pipeline have witnessed a number of victories and setbacks.
Indigenous Couple Fights For Social And Environmental Justice
The nonprofit organization 7 Directions of Service is working to protect the rights of people and nature.
TAGS: 7 Directions of Service Indigenous rights Missing Murdered Indigenous Women mountain valley pipeline MVP Southgate Rights of Nature
Woman Says Pipeline ‘Wrecked’ Farm
Construction for the Mountain Valley Pipeline damaged Karolyn Givens’ farm, and she says neither the state of Virginia nor the company have been able to repair the land and water.
Federal court stays Mountain Valley Pipeline’s biological opinion again
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit issued a stay of the biological opinion and incidental take statement under the Endangered Species Act for the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
TAGS: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals appalachian mountain advocates Center for Biological Diversity Chesapeake Climate Action Network Endangered Species Act Indian Creek Watershed Association Jefferson National Forest mountain valley pipeline Preserve Bent Mountain Preserve Giles Sierra Club U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Forest Service West Virginia Highlands Conservancy West Virginia Rivers Coalition Wild Virginia
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.
TAGS: debt ceiling Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Fiscal Responsibility Act mountain valley pipeline U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
