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Stream crossings for Mountain Valley Pipeline become more complicated

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  • – The Roanoke Times – 3/29/21
Daniel Shaffer April 7, 2021 Regional & MVP, Regional Issues Read more

Federal court rules that DEQ acted legally in denying MVP Southgate permit, but must explain itself

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  • – The Progressive Pulse – 3/12/21
Daniel Shaffer March 19, 2021 Regional & MVP, Regional Issues Read more

Taking Charge: Commissioner Clements on FERC’s ‘make or break’ role amid the energy transition

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  • – Utility Dive – 3/16/21
Daniel Shaffer March 19, 2021 Big Picture Read more

Comments on MVP stream crossing proposal due March 22

A February 19 proposal by Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (MVP, LLC) to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) asking for authority to have the Mountain Valley Pipeline change the method for wetlands and waterbodies will be open for public comments. 

Daniel Shaffer March 11, 2021 Pipeline Updates Read more

Conservation groups voice concerns over MVP water permits

Six conservation groups have written the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) requesting a meeting with the agency concerning forthcoming water certification requests from Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (MVP, LLC) for the Mountain Valley Pipeline project.  The February 12 letter to DEQ Director David Paylor noted that MVP,

Daniel Shaffer February 26, 2021 Pipeline Updates Read more

Changes to Nationwide Permits System Announced by Army Corps of Engineers

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  • – EHS Daily Advisor – 1/27/21
Daniel Shaffer February 19, 2021 Big Picture Read more

In a rare rebuke, FERC fails to approve Mountain Valley Pipeline’s proposal

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  • – The Roanoke Times – 1/19/20
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  • FERC Dems Criticize ‘Piecemeal’ MVP Construction, Possibly Stalling Future Authorizations
Daniel Shaffer January 22, 2021 Regional & MVP, Regional Issues Read more

Biden Cancels Keystone XL Pipeline and Rejoins Paris Climate Agreement

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  • – The New York Times (Opinion) – 1/21/21
Daniel Shaffer January 22, 2021 Big Picture Read more

Waters remain muddy for Mountain Valley Pipeline’s stream crossings

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  • – The Roanoke Times – 1/5/20
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  • Mountain Valley Pipeline faces political, regulatory changes in 2021
Daniel Shaffer January 8, 2021 ACP-MVP, Regional & MVP Read more

Talk About Being Out of Touch with the News!

The November 19 “Presidents Update” blog by the President and CEO of the Hampton Roads Chamber Commerce, Bryan Stephens, celebrates the “recent common-sense ruling from the Supreme Court of the United States” in permitting the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to cross underneath the Appalachian Trail. 

Daniel Shaffer December 21, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more
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The Allegheny Blue-Ridge Alliance (ABRA) is a coalition of organizations concerned about the natural gas pipeline that Dominion Resources and its partner companies have proposed to build through portions of West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina.

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