- – Charleston Gazette-Mail – 4/12/22
FERC approves change in stream crossings for MVP
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has granted a request from the Mountain Valley Pipeline to change its crossing method for some 180 bodies of water and wetlands. FERC’s April 8 Order allows the project to bore under the bodies of water and wetlands instead of the open-cut method that the project’s original certificate approved.
Mountain Valley Pipeline lead investor urges patience
- – Chatham Star Tribune – 3/3/22
Mountain Valley facing ‘greater uncertainty,’ lead partner in pipeline project says
- – The Roanoke Times – 2/22/22
Appeals on MVP water certification filed with Fourth Circuit
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 Sierra Club and five other conservation groups a petition for review of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s December 30 approval of a permit for the MVP under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act.
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,
Army Corps of Engineers again pushes back deadline for DEP decision on key water permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline
- – Charleston Gazette-Mail – 11/30/21
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 of the Clean Water Act.
Mountain Valley Pipeline has a terrible record. Why would regulators let it go forward?
- – Virginia Mercury – 11/12/21
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 and rivers – deadline for comments is 11:59 pm,