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.
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Statement by Appalachian Voices on FERC allowing construction of Mountain Valley Pipeline to resume
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
Groups File Legal Challenge to the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Biological Opinion
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.
TAGS: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals appalachian mountain advocates mountain valley pipeline Sierra Club U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wild Virginia
Mountain Valley Pipeline: Risky, ruinous and roadblocked
Nine years after the Mountain Valley Pipeline project was announced, it remains unnecessary and dangerous to the communities, water resources, lands and habitats through which it is routed.
TAGS: 7 Directions of Service Bureau of Land Management Federal Energy Regulatory Commission mountain valley pipeline Sen. Joe Manchin U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Forest Service
As comment deadlines come to a close, more than 40,000 voice opposition to new Mountain Valley Pipeline federal permits
In response to the U.S. Forest Service’s intention to break 11 of its own rules for the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline, over 30,000 individuals and organizations submitted their opposition to the agency’s plan ahead of a February 21 deadline.
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FERC 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.
TAGS: Bureau of Land Management Federal Energy Regulatory Commission mountain valley pipeline POWHR Coalition U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Forest Service
The Mountain Valley Pipeline is far from inevitable
MVP backers and supporters like to say the pipeline is 90% complete. That just isn’t true — and many hurdles stand in the way of this dangerous pipeline. Find out more in this blog post from us and our partners Sierra Club and the POWHR Coalition.
TAGS: Bureau of Land Management Clean Water Act Federal Energy Regulatory Commission mountain valley pipeline U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Forest Service
Legal victories against Mountain Valley Pipeline make completion unlikely
Prospects for the future of the Mountain Valley Pipeline are grim for the company and its investors after recent decisions by judges at the federal leval and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
TAGS: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals mountain valley pipeline U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Forest Service
In yet another significant blow to MVP, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signals stream crossing permit will be indefinitely delayed
CONTACT: Dan Radmacher, (540) 798-6683, dan@appvoices.org Morgan Caplan, (443) 986-1221, Morgan.Caplan@sierraclub.org Washington, DC — This week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers committed to withhold a Clean Water Act Section 404 permit for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) at least…
TAGS: appalachian mountain advocates Clean Water Act Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals mountain valley pipeline Sierra Club U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Monacan Nation Opposes Water Utility Development at Historic Site
Update: July 20, 2020 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers extended the comment period for the water infrastructure permit at the historic Rassawek site until June 7, 2020. More than 12,000 comments were filed against the James River Water Authority’s…
