Posts Tagged ‘mountain valley pipeline’
Appalachian Voices Statement on Kaine-Warner FERC Pipeline Permitting Bill
PRESS STATEMENT Contact: Peter Anderson, Appalachian Voices Virginia Policy Director, peter@appvoices.org, (434) 249-6446 On Thursday, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) reintroduced the Pipeline Fairness, Transparency, and Responsible Development Act, a bill that would add meaningful notice, public participation and landowner rights protections to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s permitting process for…
Read MoreFERC grants Mountain Valley Pipeline four more years to complete project
The agency had previously granted an extension request in 2020, but the total length of the certificate, nine years, reflects the ongoing roadblocks and volatility of the project. In the motion, the FERC acknowledged “the validity of our conclusions and environmental conditions cannot be sustained indefinitely.” Yet, their decision to grant a seemingly open-ended certificate renewal contradicts this statement.
Read MoreInflation Reduction Act’s passage makes important progress, but opens old battles on new fronts
We thought it might be helpful to sort through the good, the bad and the ugly, and explain why we support the Inflation Reduction Act and why we are wholly committed to fighting the industry’s permitting wish list and any forced congressional approval of MVP.
Read MoreAppalachian Voices opposes permitting reform proposal by Sen. Manchin and Democratic leadership
Residents of every Appalachian and environmental justice community deserve to benefit from climate policy, and we firmly oppose any approach by Congress that sacrifices frontline communities as part of a political bargain.
Read MoreThousands submit comments in opposition to Mountain Valley Pipeline
Since construction began in 2018, MVP has been cited for hundreds of water quality violations in West Virginia and Virginia, racking up millions of dollars in fines. In addition to water impacts, pipeline opponents have raised concerns about air emissions from compressor stations, safety issues, lack of need, and the impact of building out more fracked-gas infrastructure at a time when decarbonization is crucial to addressing the climate crisis.
Read MoreStatement on MVP request for a second FERC certificate extension
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2022 CONTACT Jessica Sims, Virginia Field Coordinator, jessica[at]appvoices.org, 804-356-1228 Molly Moore, Director of Program Communications, molly[at]appvoices.org, 847-401-3633 Appalachian Voices statement on Mountain Valley Pipeline’s request for a second FERC certificate extension Today, Mountain Valley Pipeline sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission asking the commissioners to extend MVP’s…
Read MoreHands Across the Appalachian Trail event celebrates the AT and rallies MVP opponents
On Saturday, May 28, more than 65 community members, advocates and allies fighting the Mountain Valley Pipeline celebrated the treasured Appalachian Trail — and the return of the annual “Hands Across the Appalachian Trail” event.
Read MoreA Community of Resistance
Nancy Bouldin, Lynda Majors, and Donna Pitt have fought the Mountain Valley Pipeline since 2014, uniting in a coalition that spans multiple states.
Read MoreStatement: MVP faces more delay and expense
CONTACT: Dan Radmacher, (540) 798-6683), dan@appvoices.org Today, the lead partner in Mountain Valley Pipeline announced that project developers would once more seek permits from the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rather than appealing the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decisions to vacate those permits earlier this year. Equitrans Midstream Corporation…
Read MoreThe road to stopping MVP: Spring 2022 update
The fight against MVP continues with a coalition committed to ending this dangerous and unnecessary project.
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