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TAGS: 7 Directions of Service Indigenous rights Missing Murdered Indigenous Women mountain valley pipeline MVP Southgate Rights of Nature
Woman Says Pipeline ‘Wrecked’ Farm
Construction for the Mountain Valley Pipeline damaged Karolyn Givens’ farm, and she says neither the state of Virginia nor the company have been able to repair the land and water.
Federal court stays Mountain Valley Pipeline’s biological opinion again
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit issued a stay of the biological opinion and incidental take statement under the Endangered Species Act for the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
TAGS: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals appalachian mountain advocates Center for Biological Diversity Chesapeake Climate Action Network Endangered Species Act Indian Creek Watershed Association Jefferson National Forest mountain valley pipeline Preserve Bent Mountain Preserve Giles Sierra Club U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Forest Service West Virginia Highlands Conservancy West Virginia Rivers Coalition Wild Virginia
Fate of Mountain Valley Pipeline’s North Carolina extension still unclear
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper raised concerns about the Southgate project, which has drawn opposition from local governments and elected officials who say it threatens private property rights and tourism efforts.
Statement by Appalachian Voices on FERC allowing construction of Mountain Valley Pipeline to resume
We know that the MVP cannot be built in compliance with our nation’s bedrock environmental laws — which is why the company and its supporters went to the extraordinary length of having Congress attempt to sidestep them.
TAGS: debt ceiling Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Fiscal Responsibility Act mountain valley pipeline U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Appalachian Voices statement on Mountain Valley Pipeline’s receipt of key Clean Water Act permit
The U.S. Army Corps issued a Clean Water Act permit to Mountain Valley Pipeline following a passage of a law requiring the agency to do just that.
TAGS: Clean Water Act mountain valley pipeline section 404 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Virginia Water quality West Virginia
Statement by Appalachian Voices on MVP Southgate’s certificate extension request
This Southgate pipeline is not in the public interest and the developers have not demonstrated its viability.
TAGS: Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity Federal Energy Regulatory Commission mountain valley pipeline MVP Southgate
Anger and grief over MVP inclusion in debt deal are warranted, but the fight continues
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.
TAGS: 7 Directions of Service Fiscal Responsibility Act Inflation Reduction Act mountain valley pipeline POWHR Coalition President Joe Biden Rep. Raul Grijalva Sen. Bernie Sanders Sen. Ed Markey Sen. Jeff Merkley Sen. Joe Manchin Sen. Tim Kaine
Appalachian Voices statement on passage of Fiscal Responsibility Act
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.
TAGS: Fiscal Responsibility Act mountain valley pipeline President Joe Biden Sen. Joe Manchin Sen. Tim Kaine U.S. Congress
Advocates to rally Sen. Warner to remove Mountain Valley Pipeline from debt ceiling bill
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…
TAGS: debt ceiling Fiscal Responsibility Act mountain valley pipeline National Environmental Policy Act Sen. Mark Warner Sen. Tim Kaine U.S. Rep. Jennifer McClellan
