- – The News & Advance – 8/4/19
Pipeline company questioned over revoked permits
- – The Recorder – 8/8/19
High court should hear pipeline case
- – WV News – 8/4/19
Mountain Valley Pipeline Proposes Land Swap to Cross Appalachian Trail
EQM Midstream Partners (EQM), principal owner of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) project, has proposed a land swap with the federal government to allow the MVP to cross the Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Trail). The proposal was revealed in a June 17 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SCC).
52 Groups Oppose Congress Acting on App Trail & BR Parkway Crossings
Fifty-Two organizations, representing thousands of individual members in Virginia, wrote to the Virginia congressional delegation on May 16 urging them to oppose “possible federal legislation that would allow the highly controversial Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) to be built across the Appalachian Trail and Blue Ridge Parkway.” The groups’ letter noted that “Dominion Energy is pressuring some members of Congress to consider legislation that could make it easier to build the ACP along the developers’ preferred route.
Virginia Senators Urged to Protect Appalachian Trail
- – The Grey Area – 5/16/19
Dominion Seeks Congressional Action on ACP Crossing Blue Ridge Parkway
Dominion Energy is making a concerted effort to convince Congress to grant permission for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to cross the Blue Ridge Parkway, authority for which was withdrawn by the National Park Service (per article above). This is according to several news reports and conversations that some ABRA members have had with Members of Congress and staff.
The Pipeline vs. The Trail: How the A.T. Saved the South – for now
- -Blue Ridge Outdoors – 2/2019
The Appalachian Trail Is the “Lousiest Place” to Put Two Pipelines
- – Sierra – 7/31/17
Proposed pipeline to cut through Appalachian Trail, set dangerous example for development in protected areas
- The Wilderness Society – 12/15/16