Posts Tagged ‘mountain valley pipeline’
Protect our communities. Stop the MVP Southgate fracked-gas pipeline
The developers behind the Mountain Valley Pipeline will host meetings on June 25-28 to get local feedback in some of the communities the 72-mile proposed MVP Southgate extension would traverse.
Read MoreCourt order suspends Mountain Valley Pipeline construction in W.Va.
RICHMOND, VA — Today, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay of a crucial permit that the fracked-gas Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) needs to build across waterways in West Virginia. Under section 404 of the Clean Water Act, the Army Corps of Engineers issued a permit for the pipeline’s stream crossings that allows…
Read MoreRising resistance to pipelines
Resistance to the fracked-gas Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast pipelines is growing, crossing all sorts of divides. Government agencies and officials supporting the projects are on the wrong side of history.
Read MorePipeline Resistance Grows on Multiple Fronts
Tree-sits, legal battles and more have sprung up in response to the natural gas pipelines being proposed and built across the region.
Read MoreStates must uphold their responsibility to protect our waters
Our executive director calls on state leaders to join federal counterparts in protecting our waters from unnecessary pipelines.
Read MorePipeline Pushback Continues with Water Monitoring and Lawsuits
Appalachian Voices has joined a lawsuit calling on a federal court to stop construction on the Mountain Valley Pipeline and is working with citizen water monitors to hold pipeline developers accountable.
Read MoreCorps of Engineers suspends part of permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline in W.Va.
CHARLESTON WV — The Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has indefinitely suspended portions of a permit required for construction of the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). MVP’s own documents show that they can not complete crossings for the Gauley, Greenbrier, Elk, and Meadow rivers in the time allotted under the permit. The Corps’s decision…
Read MoreEnvironmental coalition asks federal court to halt construction on Mountain Valley Pipeline
RICHMOND, VA — Today, lawyers for a coalition of environmental advocates including Appalachian Voices filed a motion for stay, asking the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to put an immediate stop to the construction across waterways of the fracked-gas Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). Because MVP’s own documents show it cannot meet…
Read MorePipeline Basics
A quick look at how pipelines are regulated, whether they’re needed, and what the environmental and economic effects are.
Read MoreCletus and Beverly Bohon
After Cletus and Beverly Bohon spent almost 30 years living in their peaceful woods, Mountain Valley Pipeline developers used eminent domain to cut down a swath of trees on their property.
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