- – EHS Daily Advisor – 1/27/21
VA DEQ Denies Water Quality Certification for MVP Under Army Corps Plan
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has denied water quality certification under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permit 12 Permit program (NWP12) for any natural gas pipeline “greater than 36 inches inside diameter.” The judgment was part of a December 21 letter from DEQ to the Army Corps’ Norfolk District Office that was released January 4.
Waters remain muddy for Mountain Valley Pipeline’s stream crossings
- – The Roanoke Times – 1/5/20
Fourth Circuit Explains and Reaffirms Stay of MVP’s Army Corps Permit
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on December 1 issued its opinion on the stay of the Army Corps of Engineers’ Nationwide Permit 12 (NWP12) it had granted in early November for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). The challenge to NWP12 permits issued in September by the Huntington and Norfolk Districts of the Corps had been brought by a coalition of environmental groups,
Fourth Circuit Stays MVP’s New Stream-Crossing Permits Pending Appeal in Latest Setback
- – Natural Gas Intelligence – 11/10/20
Finding the Way Forward After a Series of Setbacks
- – North American Oil & Gas Pipelines – 10/16/20
New Army Corps Permits for MVP Are Challenged in Court
A group of five conservation organizations have petitioned the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to review the new Nationwide Permit 12 (NWP12) for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) that was issued September 25 by the U.S. Corps of Engineers. The NWP12 permit is required to permit the project to cross streams and rivers.
Opponents seek further delay of work on Mountain Valley Pipeline
- – The Roanoke Times – 10/7/20
Army Corps moves to split utilities from streamlined permits
- – E&E News – 8/4/20
Ocasio-Cortez amendment has pipeline industry on edge
- – E&E News – 7/28/20