FERC on Thursday turned back a rehearing on a 2-1 vote regarding its prior approval for Appalachian natural gas takeaway Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC (MVP) to extend the system.

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The environmental impacts for the Southgate extension are acceptable, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ruled in its regular meeting. Chairman Neil Chatterjee and James P. Danly in ruling against the rehearing said the environmental impacts would be acceptable (No. CP19-14-001). Commissioner Richard Glick was in dissent.

Since receiving a FERC certificate in late 2017, MVP has run into numerous legal and regulatory snags, including a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit last year to stay crucial Endangered Species Act approvals for the project. The North Carolina Department...