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Clean Water Advocates Ask For Halt to Second Fracked Gas Pipeline

RICHMOND, VA -- Today, the coalition of clean water advocates that forced a halt of stream crossing construction activities for the Mountain Valley Pipeline in West Virginia has formally requested…

Fracked Gas Pipeline Company and Federal Regulator Will Not Seek Supreme Court Review of Landmark Ruling

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Neither the builders of the fracked gas Sabal Trail Pipeline nor the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will ask the Supreme Court to review a landmark ruling by the U.S…

Under Pressure from Citizen Groups, Fracked Gas Mountain Valley Pipeline Halts Construction in Virginia

RICHMOND, VA -- Today, Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) announced it is suspending construction activities in Virginia. The halt comes after citizen advocacy groups reported dozens of suspected water…

After Stopping Pipeline Construction in West Virginia, Coalition Seeks the Same in Virginia

RICHMOND, VA -- Today, a coalition of environmental advocates filed a petition for judicial review that could again halt construction of the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). Less than a…

BREAKING: 4th Circuit Stays Essential Permit for Fracked Gas Mountain Valley Pipeline

RICHMOND, VA -- Today, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay of a crucial permit that the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) needs to build across waterways.Under section 404 of…

West Virginia Hits Fracked Gas Pipeline With Third Environmental Citation

CHARLESTON, WV -- The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued a Notice of Violation (NOV) to the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline following an investigation on June 6,…

Virginians Submit Over 3,000 Comments Against Free Passes for Fracked Gas Pipelines

RICHMOND, VA -- As of today, Virginia residents have submitted more than 3,000 comments to their Water Control Board demanding that all work on the fracked gas Atlantic Coast (ACP) and Mountain…

Virginia Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over Sierra Club’s Affiliates Act Challenge to Atlantic Coast Pipeline Deal

RICHMOND, VA -- Yesterday, attorneys for the Sierra Club and Appalachian Mountain Advocates (Appalmad) appeared before the Virginia Supreme Court to present oral arguments in Sierra Club v. State…

Rubber Stamp Approval of Fracked Gas Pipeline Highlights the Need to Fix FERC

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved Florida Southeast’s planned spur off the Sabal Trail Pipeline to supply a planned fracked gas-burning plant in…

Army Corps of Engineers Temporarily Suspends Part of Crucial Permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline

CHARLESTON, WV -- The Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has indefinitely suspended portions of a permit required for construction of the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). MVP’s own documents…