The December decisions by Virginia and West Virginia to grant water certificates to the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) have been appealed to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Appalachian Mountain Advocates (Appalmad) filed with the Fourth Circuit on behalf of
Virginia Water Board approves MVP permit
The Virginia State Water Control Board voted 3-2 on December 14 to approve a water quality certificate for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). Two members were not present. The project still needs a water certificate from West Virginia, which is
Conservation groups comment to Army Corps on MVP permit
Twenty-two conservation groups, including ABRA and several of its members, filed comments on November 19 with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the permit application for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) to cross rivers and streams under Section 404
Key decisions on MVP to be made soon
Several key decisions are due to be made soon concerning necessary permits for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). Here’s a review of some key dates: Army Corps of Engineers consideration of a 404 permit for the MVP to cross streams
Comments on MVP stream crossings due October 27
Comments on the request by Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC to have a new Section 401 Water Protection Permit issued by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality for MVP related to its crossing streams and wetlands in Virginia are due October
Group say 401 certification required MVP water
Eight conservation groups have urged the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to issue a a certification under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act for the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s requested approval of new waterbody crossing methods for the project.
Federal court rules that DEQ acted legally in denying MVP Southgate permit, but must explain itself
Card – The Progressive Pulse – 3/12/21
EPA Water Rule Won’t Speed Up New Oil, Gas Pipeline Projects
Card – Bloomberg Law – 6/8/20 Related: Will Trump’s EPA rule backfire on ‘energy dominance’?
EPA Issues Final Rule Limiting State Authority Under Clean Water Act
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued on June 1 its final rule amending Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, under which states are given authority to issue permits certifying that any discharges into the state’s waters from a
N.Y. rejects $1B pipeline over climate, water concerns
Card – E&E Energywire – 5/18/20