Card – Virginia Mercury – 8/31/21
Concerns about MVP compressor station voiced to Virginia DEQ
Serious concerns about the public engagement and participation process for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) were voiced by 32 conservation groups, including ABRA and many of its members, in an August 17 letter to David Paylor, Director of the Virginia
EPA challenge muddles future of Mountain Valley pipeline
Card – E&E Energywire – 7/12/21 Related: MVP’s response to various articles concerning EPA’s letter dated May 27, 2021
Army Corps extends time for VA DEQ to act on MVP 401 request
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has granted the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) an additional six months for it to act on a request for water quality certification for the new water crossings proposed for the Mountain Valley
Virginia certification of MVP water crossings still uncertain
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has responded to a May 13 request from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) as to whether DEQ intended to require for the Mountain Valley Pipeline a new certificate under section 401 of
Limpert: DEQ ignores health threats
Card – The Roanoke Times – 7/4/21
DEQ inspectors believe a proposed gas plant broke the rules. But the agency reversed a plan to revoke the permit.
Card – Richmond Times-Dispatch – 6/25/21
VA DEQ urged to require certification for MVP water crossings
Fifteen conservation organizations, including ABRA, wrote the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) on June 21 arguing that the agency must require certification under section 401 of the Clean Water Act for the Mountain Valley Pipeline to tunnel under nearly
Concerns expressed about MVP compressor station permit hearing
A planned July 7 hearing by the Virginia Air Pollution Control Board on the proposed Lambert Compressor Station (LCS) for the Mountain Valley Pipeline has received strong criticism from a cross-section of conservation and citizen organizations. In a June 23
Water quality impact to be key consideration as Mountain Valley Pipeline hangs in limbo
Card – Charleston Gazette-Mail – 6/1/21