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NC regulators deny environmental permit for fracked-gas Southgate pipeline

By Cat McCue | August 11, 2020 |

CONTACT: Ridge Graham, Appalachian Voices, (828) 994-7444, ridge@appvoices.org Perrin de Jong, Center for Biological Diversity, (828) 252-4646, perrin@biologicaldiversity.org Emily Sutton, Haw RiverKeeper, (573) 979-1038, emily@hawriver.org Today, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality denied the permit application for Southgate extension of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. The agency said “that work on the Southgate extension could…

The End of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline

By Kevin Ridder | July 21, 2020 |

Duke Energy and Dominion Energy canceled the Atlantic Coast Pipeline due to ever-increasing costs and legal battles — and similar hurdles remain for the Mountain Valley Pipeline.

FERC rubber stamps unneeded Southgate fracked-gas pipeline

By Cat McCue | June 18, 2020 |

CONTACT: Ridge Graham, North Carolina Field Coordinator, ridge@appvoices.org, 828-262-1500 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today granted a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC, for its Southgate pipeline project. The pipeline would take gas from the terminus of the Mountain Valley Pipeline in Pittsylvania County, Va., through Rockingham and Alamance counties…

Lawsuits Against Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast Pipelines Ramp Up

By Kevin Ridder | February 25, 2020 |

Pipeline developers continue to be met with opposition from landowners, environmental groups, legislators and more.

Pristine Waters At Bottom Creek Gorge

By Contributing Writers | February 25, 2020 |

The Bottom Creek Gorge Preserve in Montgomery County, Va., contains more than 5 miles of trails and the second-highest waterfall in the state.

Federal report on MVP-Southgate pipeline snubs human, environmental impacts

By Cat McCue | February 14, 2020 |

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today published the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate extension pipeline. Although considerations were incorporated from public comments, the overall conclusion of the FEIS remains the same from its draft stage. A conditional Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity is expected to follow which,…

MVP Ordered to Halt Work, Buckingham Gets Day in Court

By Kevin Ridder | December 16, 2019 |

Federal regulators ordered Mountain Valley Pipeline developers to halt work in mid-October, and a community’s legal challenge against a proposed compressor station in Union Hill, Va., moved forward.

Making Progress Against Fracked-Gas Pipelines

By The Appalachian Voice | December 16, 2019 |

Federal regulators ordered a halt to Mountain Valley Pipeline work, and the Atlantic Coast Pipeline continues to be bogged down by legal challenges. We also joined North Carolinians at two events to speak out against fracked-gas projects.