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Letter: Virginia cannot approve proposed natural gas pipelines lacking critical information about impacts on state waters
Conservationists concerned about the two highly controversial natural gas pipelines proposed to cut hundreds of miles through Virginia sent a detailed letter to the State Water Control Board today…
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Local Public Health Activists in Wise County Hold Polluters Accountable for Dangerous Water Contamination
WISE, Virginia – Yesterday, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia ruled in favor of the Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards
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West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Agrees to Take a Tougher Look at Disputed Pipeline
Environmental and Public Health Advocates Secure Crucial Victory Against Mountain Valley Pipeline CHARLESTON, WV — Today, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) filed…
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WV DEP vacates permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline
The latest in our challenge to the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s water quality certification in the Fourth Circuit. We’re representing several conservation groups including Appalachian Voices,
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Opening Brief Filed in MVP Challenge
Last night, Appalachian Mountain Advocates attorneys filed the opening brief in their challenge to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s water quality certification for Mountain Valley Pipeline. The…
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Groups Challenge Certification for the Mountain Valley Pipeline
Richmond, VA — Environmental groups filed suit today challenging West Virginia’s certification for the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline, which would transport fracked…
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4th Circuit won’t block W.Va. stream cleanup ruling
More good news for clean water! EPA has been fighting Appalachian Mountain Advocates and our partners’ efforts to force federal and state officials to clean up streams contaminated by…
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US District Court Affirms Clean Water Act Protections for West Virginia Families
CHARLESTON, WV– Today, the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia found that conductivity pollution from Fola Coal’s Monoc #2 Surface…
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WV DEP chief Caperton refuses hearing on MVP pipeline appeal
The Justice administration has quietly refused to schedule a hearing on an appeal of a state authorization for the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline. The letter was sent to the…
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Court: WV’s Refusal to Comply With Clean Water Act Triggers EPA’s Duty to Step In
Today a federal judge ordered EPA to act within 30 days in light of the failure by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (“WVDEP”) to comply with the…
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