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The 31-mile extension would run from Pittsylvania County into North Carolina.
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Shaban Athuman/VPM NewsResidents, activists and a Southwest Virginia congressman want more info. -
Steve Helber/APThe 303-mile pipeline received final federal approval on Tuesday evening.
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Courtesy/West Virginia Public BroadcastingDEQ has issued fines to MVP for its failure to control the issue.
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Courtesy/West Virginia Public BroadcastingIn a letter to regulators, Equitrans Midstream said it expects the pipeline to be ready to operate in early June.
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Curtis Tate/West Virginia Public BroadcastingA section of pipe burst during hydrostatic testing on May 1 in Roanoke County.
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Carlos Bernate for NPRThe May 1 burst released an unknown quantity of municipal water in Roanoke County.
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Carlos Bernate for NPRThe public initially became aware of the pipe's failure because a landowner reported it to a state database.
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Shaban Athuman/VPM NewsDevelopers say unexpected construction delays, weather have slowed final stages
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Zach Gibson/Getty ImagesThe case involved an emergency challenge to the final stages of development of the 303-mile pipeline, which is to span from northwestern West Virginia to southern Virginia.
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Alex Brandon/APThe natural gas pipeline is being built through Virginia and West Virginia.
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A group of Virginia legislators has sent an open letter to Gov. Ralph Northam and state health officials requesting a further halt on construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, citing the COVID-19 pandemic. -
The United States Supreme Court this week has refused to hear an appeal from Southwest Virginia landowners whose land was seized to build the Mountain Valley Pipeline. It is another effort on the part of landowners to oppose the pipeline and its impact.
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Developers of the Mountain Valley Pipeline have voluntarily suspended work on parts of the 303-mile natural gas pipeline in six Western Virginia Counties.
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Environmentalists expressed surprise and frustration today after the state water board decided not to begin the process of revoking a permit for the roughly 300 mile Mountain Valley Pipeline.
