Statement by Appalachian Voices on Mountain Valley Pipeline’s request to place MVP in service

By Molly Moore | June 10, 2024 |
This lengthy section of green, pre-welded pipeline lays along side a deep, machine-dug trench that extends down a long slope through a cleared swath of forested land.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 10, 2024 CONTACT: Molly Moore, Director of Program Communications: (828) 278-4076, molly@appvoices.org Jessica Sims, Virginia Field Coordinator: (804) 356-1228, jessica@appvoices.org Today, Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC, sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission asking commissioners to grant pipeline operators permission by tomorrow to start running high-pressure methane gas through the…

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Communities continue to seek safety measures for Mountain Valley Pipeline

By Jessica Sims | December 20, 2023 |
A large, partially buried, green pipe lays half submerged in water in a trench. Other pipe is visible off to the sides of the trench.

Along the route of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, citizen monitors have watched a frenzy of workers hurriedly lower sun-bleached and degraded pipe into trenches, burying as much material as possible. Although safety concerns led the agency tasked with pipe safety, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, to issue a consent agreement, the agreement has not brought peace of mind.

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