Federal court blocks Manchin-backed pipeline in West Virginia

Federal court blocks Manchin-backed pipeline in West Virginia

A Virginia court on Monday vacated permits for an interstate natural gas pipeline championed by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.). In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond tossed the earlier approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) by West Virginia’s Department of Environmental Protection. In its ruling, the…

Court throws out Mountain Valley Pipeline’s West Virginia water permit

A company building a long-delayed natural gas pipeline has lost a key water permit. A federal appeals court ruled that West Virginia didn’t adequately assess the impact of building the Mountain Valley Pipeline across streams and wetlands.

Federal court throws out key DEP water permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline, calling agency's justifications "deficient"

A federal court set back the Mountain Valley Pipeline on Monday, throwing out a key water permit West Virginia regulators had granted the long-delayed project.

Court throws out gas pipeline's West Virginia water permit

CHARLESTON, W.Va.

Court throws out gas pipeline's West Virginia water permit

CHARLESTON, W.Va.

Court throws out gas pipeline's West Virginia water permit

CHARLESTON, W.Va.