The Mountain Valley Pipeline overcame a legal hurdle moving it one step closer to resuming construction after the Fourth Circuit upheld a key state permit for the 303-mile natural gas pipeline project.
The Sierra Club, Appalachian Voices, and eight other conservation groups sued the Virginia State Water Control Board, alleging that its approval of a water protection permit and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality’s water quality certification violated the federal Clean Water Act. The state failed to consider practicable alternatives for the planned stream crossings, the suit said.
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth ...
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