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March 29, 2023

Sierra Club v. Virginia State Water Control Board: What it Means for MVP

Sierra Club v. Virginia State Water Control Board: What it Means for MVP In a decision released on March 29, 2023, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Virginia State Water Control Board (Board) did not act arbitrarily and capriciously in issuing a Clean Water Act certification for Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) waterbody… Read more


March 3, 2023

Mountain Valley Pipeline in Our Backyards Harm Our Waters and Communities

Since construction began in early 2018, the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) has resulted in nearly 1,500 pollution incidents and violations in Virginia alone. These include: • 113 times when Mountain Valley made measurable sediment deposits in waterbodies,• 684 times when sediment deposits were made on land off the right of way (ROW), and• 687 times… Read more


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December 16, 2022

Another Agency Tries to Rush MVP and Shorts Public’s Right to Speak

Another Agency Tries to Rush MVP Process: The Army Corps Shorts the Public’s Right to Speak On December 12, 2022, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued notice that it would allow the public just 30 days to comment on a huge body of “supplemental information” that Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC has submitted to the… Read more


November 10, 2022

Top Five Mountain Valley Pipeline News Stories

Things have been fairly quiet over the last few weeks regarding the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and breaking news, which is a big change from what we saw late August and September of this year. As we remain vigilant in planning and are taking this break to bolster our efforts for 2023, here are the… Read more


September 27, 2022

MVP Sweetheart Deal Pulled from Must-pass Senate Bill

This evening, Senator Joe Manchin announced that he was asking that so-called “permitting reform” provisions be removed from the Continuing Resolution (CR), a budget bill that must be passed this week to avoid a government shutdown. The proposals Senator Manchin had offered were dangerous for the environment and disrespectful of the role members of the… Read more


TODAY, Tuesday, April 5th, 2016 at 10:30am in S-120 in the Capitol Building, Senators Charles E. Schumer, Bill Nelson, Amy Klobuchar, Joe Manchin and Martin Heinrich will be joined by the Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson to announce a new proposal to strengthen U.S. airport security, especially in non-secure "soft" target areas at airports.
September 21, 2022

Manchin’s Side Deal, A Gift to Fossil Fuel Companies

On September 21, 2022, Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia released the text of a bill that would do grave harm to the people and natural resources of Virginia and West Virginia – and sided with the fossil fuels industry. A part of the bill would force completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), even… Read more


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August 24, 2022

FERC Grants Mountain Valley Pipeline Extension

On August 23, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order granting a four-year extension of time to complete the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). This action by FERC is the latest in a long line of irresponsible decisions that this and other government bodies have issued over the last five years, to the… Read more


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May 6, 2022

A Student Learns: Why Environmental Advocacy Matters

My name is Ellie Toler, and I’m a second year student at the University of Virginia, studying Global Sustainability and Public Policy. I’ve been interning with Wild Virginia throughout the past academic year, and I’m incredibly grateful for this experience, as it has impacted me both personally and professionally in a number of ways, and… Read more


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April 1, 2022

CWA50: Cooperative Federalism, Section 401, and the MVP

Wild Virginia’s ongoing fight to stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline has showcased a key feature of the Clean Water Act: cooperative federalism. This legal principle supports the statute’s regulatory and enforcement structure, establishing a framework founded on “collaboration between the federal and state governments to achieve a common goal.” Specifically, to restore and maintain the… Read more