The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ issuance of a Nationwide 12 Permit to the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) has been held to be invalid by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. The November 27 Order from the Court held that Corps’ permit for the MVP violated the Clean Water Act and that the project will likely require an individual permit to cross streams. The Court noted that the State of West Virginia had conditions that were improperly followed by the Corps. A copy of the Court’s decision is available here.
The plaintiffs in the case – Sierra Club, West Virginia Rivers Coalition, Indian Creek Watershed Association, Appalachian Voices and Chesapeake Climate Action Network – are represented by Appalachian Mountain Advocates.
Fourth Circuit Vacates MVP’s Nationwide 12 Permit