The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ issuance of a Nationwide 12 Permit to the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) has been held to be invalid by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. The November 27 Order from the Court held that Corps’ permit for the MVP violated the Clean Water Act and that the project will likely require an individual permit to cross streams.
Pipeline water crossing permits suspended
- – The Recorder – 11/29/18
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit’s Decision to Vacate Mountain Valley Pipeline Nationwide Permit
- – The National Law Review – 11/28/18
FERC Requested to Issue Stop Work Order on ACP Due to NWP 12 Decision
Six ABRA member organizations have requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issue a stop work order for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) because of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ issuance on November 7 of a stay of the U.S.
Federal Court Halts ACP Stream Crossings in West Virginia
The Fourth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals on November 7 issued a stay on the ability of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP)to cross streams in West Virginia. The Court’s order was issued in connection with a legal challenge to the U.S.
Court orders temporary halt of W.Va. water crossing authorizations for ACP pipeline project
- – S&P Global – 11/8/18
Mountain Valley Pipeline loses another water-crossing permit
- – The Roanoke Times – 10/23/18
Army Corp Permit for MVP Suspended in Virginia
On October 4, at the request of a coalition of clean water advocates including the Sierra Club and Appalachian Mountain Advocates, the Army Corps of Engineers suspended a permit that the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) must have in order to build through waterways in Virginia.
Stream-crossing permit suspended for Mountain Valley Pipeline in Virginia
- – Richmond Times-Dispatch – 10/5/18
MVP Has Another Permit Struck Down
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Huntington District’s Nationwide Permit 12 for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) was vacated on October 2 by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. At this time, the court’s action only applies in West Virginia.