Mountain Valley Pipeline Gets Court Order for Virginia Easements

Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC is entitled to land easements on a parcel of property in Roanoke County, Va. for its interstate natural gas pipeline, a federal court said.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in 2017 issued an order for the company to construct the pipeline along an approved route that includes the property at issue. The US District Court for the Western District of Virginia granted the company’s motion for summary judgment in the Natural Gas Act suit and denied a motion to reopen discovery from the owner of the land.

• The landowner’s delay in filing a motion to reopen ...