Anger and grief over MVP inclusion in debt deal are warranted, but the fight continues

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Anger and grief over MVP inclusion in debt deal are warranted, but the fight continues

By | June 15, 2023

For those who have poured heart and soul into the fight against the Mountain Valley Pipeline for nearly a decade, June 1 was a horrible night.

Appalachian Voices statement on passage of Fiscal Responsibility Act

By | June 1, 2023

Kaine filed the amendment to remove a provision included in the debt ceiling deal that attempts to force executive agencies to issue permits for the completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline and prohibit judicial review of those permits.

Advocates to rally Sen. Warner to remove Mountain Valley Pipeline from debt ceiling bill

By | May 31, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 31, 2023 CONTACT Jessica Sims, (804) 356-1228 jessica@appvoices.org On Thursday, June 1, communities across Virginia will rally at Sen. Mark Warner’s regional offices to ask him to support an amendment to remove the Mountain Valley Pipeline…

What is the debt ceiling, and how could it be used to try to ram through MVP?

By | May 19, 2023

What is the debt ceiling, and why can it be used to gain leverage to pass unpopular legislation that otherwise wouldn’t have the necessary votes?

U.S. Forest Service ignores responsibility to protect Jefferson National Forest

By | May 15, 2023

Today, for the third time, the U.S. Forest Service has revised the rules of the Jefferson National Forest Plan to allow the harmful Mountain Valley Pipeline to be constructed through national forest in Giles and Montgomery counties, Virginia, and Monroe County, West Virginia.

Not On This Land: Documentary celebrates the community-led fight against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline

By | May 3, 2023

Deputy Executive Director Kate Boyle moderates a panel of pipeline fighters featured in the film.

The two screenings brought together people to celebrate the fight that brought down the behemoth ACP. “Not On This Land: The Fight Against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline,” directed by Christopher Landry, profiles some of the West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina communities who helped defeat the fracked-gas pipeline.

Sen. Joe Manchin re-introduces egregious Mountain Valley Pipeline giveaway

By | May 2, 2023

Today, Sen. Joe Manchin introduced a third version of his “permitting reform” bill, the Building American Energy Security Act, which, consistent with past proposals, attempts to override normal regulatory and judicial processes to create a way forward for the Mountain Valley Pipeline.

Statement from Appalachian Voices on U.S. Department of Energy inserting itself into the Mountain Valley Pipeline process

By | April 24, 2023

With no current action on the pipeline pending before FERC, the letter is an unnecessary and unusual step by the Biden administration, and one that contradicts the commitment to environmental justice highlighted in the administration’s new executive order signed on Friday.

Groups File Legal Challenge to the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Biological Opinion

By | April 10, 2023

Today, environmental organizations filed a petition for review in federal court challenging a recently issued new biological opinion and incidental take statement under the Endangered Species Act for the Mountain Valley Pipeline.

Court vacates critical West Virginia water permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline

By | April 3, 2023

Today, a unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit vacated the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Clean Water Act § 401 certification for the Mountain Valley Pipeline, finding that the agency’s justification behind its conclusion that the pipeline would not violate the state’s water quality standards was deficient.