Mountain Valley

West Virginia Reevaluates MVP; Another WQC Shot Down

West Virginia Reevaluates MVP; Another WQC Shot Down

In yet another sign of the growing challenges natural gas pipelines face at the state level, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) has thrown out Mountain Valley Pipeline’s (MVP) Section 401 water quality certification (WQC) and plans to reevaluate the project’s application.

September 11, 2017
Enviros Want West Virginia’s MVP Water Certification Scrapped

Enviros Want West Virginia’s MVP Water Certification Scrapped

Five environmental groups have filed a petition for review in federal court asking that the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s (WVDEP) water quality certification (WQC) for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) be vacated because they claim the agency ignored the project’s threats to the state’s environment.

August 17, 2017
West Virginia Supreme Court Favors Landowners in Pipeline Survey Fight

West Virginia Supreme Court Favors Landowners in Pipeline Survey Fight

Two West Virginia landowners have succeeded in their fight to stop Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) developers from surveying their property without permission after the state Supreme Court ruled in their favor on Tuesday.

November 16, 2016