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.
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The Mountain Valley Pipeline is far from inevitable
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
Fourth Circuit Invalidates Decision in Endangered Species Act Case, Further Delaying MVP
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit invalidated the biological opinion and incidental take statement issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Act for the Mountain Valley Pipeline. The Court’s decision means that construction should not move forward along the 304-mile pipeline route.
Endangered Species Rulings Could Impact Energy Projects
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed the protection of 445 stream miles in Central Appalachia in January that serves as habitat for two at-risk aquatic species.
TAGS: big sandy crayfish Endangered species guyandotte river crayfish Mountaintop Removal U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Trump Administration Charged with Weakening Endangered Species Protections to Favor Coal
Environmental groups plan to sue federal and state agencies for allegedly conspiring to weaken endangered species protections in West Virginia.
TAGS: big sandy crayfish Endangered species Endangered Species Act guyandotte river crayfish U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Agency Says Hellbenders Not Endangered
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decided not to list the Eastern Hellbender salamander as endangered, prompting protest from conservation groups.
90 Percent Reduction Proposed for Red Wolf Protected Habitat
Citing an unsuccessful reintroduction program, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a plan to dramatically decrease the habitat of the remaining 35 endangered red wolves in Eastern North Carolina.
House Version of Farm Bill Guts Environmental Protections
The U.S. House of Representative’s version of the 2018 Omnibus Farm Bill would roll back protections for endangered species, water and public lands.
TAGS: Clean Water Act Endangered Species Act Farm Bill omnibus farm bill U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Eastern Cougar Declared Extinct
The eastern cougar, a subspecies of the North American cougar that once roamed much of the Eastern United States and parts of Canada, was officially declared extinct in February.
Environmental Groups Seek Protection for Monarch Butterflies
Two environmental groups are pressuring the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the Monarch butterfly.
TAGS: Center for Biological Diversity Center for Food Safety endagered species act Monarch butterflies U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
