The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) staff has given an initial o.k. to the proposal for the Mountain Valley Pipeline to change the method of crossing waterbodies and wetlands from open-cut dry crossings (as originally approved by FERC in issuing
Federal environmental assessment green-lights change in Mountain Valley Pipeline construction method
Card – Charleston gazette-Mail – 8/17/21
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
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
West Virginia Rivers releases new video on MVP water violations
West Virginia Rivers Coalition, an ABRA member, released this week an excellent video documenting the serious stream sediment violations – 50 incidents – that have occurred because of construction activity of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). The video (2 ½
Climate Change Is Threatening The U.S. West’s Water Supply
Card – NPR (audio w/ transcript) – 6/24/21
MVP delayed again as project cost keeps rising
Card – Charleston Mail-Gazette – 5-5-21
West Virginia water quality in crosshairs again
Card – Charleston Gazette-Mail – 5-11-21
Stream crossings for Mountain Valley Pipeline become more complicated
Card – The Roanoke Times – 3/29/21
Appalachian Fracking Faces Financial Risks, Report Warns. Hopes for Petrochemical Plastics Boom ‘Unlikely.’
Card – DeSmog – 3/26/21