- – Virginia Mercury – 12/14/21
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 expected to act by December 31,
E.P.A. Approved Toxic Chemicals for Fracking a Decade Ago, New Files Show
- – The New York Times – 7/12/21
Forest Service approves MVP crossing through Jefferson National Forest, triggering lawsuit and frustration from environmentalists
- – Charleston Gazette-Mail – 1/12/21
U.S. Senate Committee Approves New FERC Commissioners
Two nominees for vacancies on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) were approved by the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The two nominees, Mark Christie and Allison Clements, had been nominated by President Trump in July.
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Southgate Project Approval by FERC Appealed
The June 18 decision by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to grant a certificate to the Southgate Project, which would extend the Mountain Valley Pipeline into North Carolina, has been appealed. Appalachian Mountain Advocates, joined by Sierra Club and the Center for Biological Diversity filed a rehearing request with FERC on July 20 on behalf of a client group that includes 3 ABRA members.
Extension of Mountain Valley Pipeline gets federal approval
- – The Roanoke Times – 6/19/20
Planners Approve Laydown Yard
- -The News-Gazette – 5/20/20
New FERC Member Approved by Senate Judiciary Committee
James Danly, general counsel for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), who was nominated in October by President Trump to become a member of the Commission, filling a Republican vacancy on the Commission, was approved by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on March 3.
Proposed MVP Extension Clears Environmental Review by FERC
The Southgate Project, a proposed extension of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) into North Carolina, has received a favorable environmental review by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The project, initiated in a filing with FERC in May 2018, would be a 75-mile natural gas transmission pipeline from Pittsylvania County,