Doug Jackson, 202.495.3045 or doug.jackson@sierraclub.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) allowed construction of the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) to resume. FERC previously ordered construction halted because a court threw out permits that MVP needed to cross the Jefferson National Forest. FERC issued today’s order even though the necessary sedimentation and water pollution analyses have not been completed, meaning MVP is still not allowed to build in the Jefferson National Forest and may never be allowed to. Numerous other legal challenges to the pipeline, including to FERC’s overall certificate order, are also still pending in court.
In response, Joan Walker, the Senior Campaign Representative for the Sierra Club’s Beyond Dirty Fuels Campaign released the following statement:
"FERC allowing construction to resume is like letting a contractor build a house after their foundation has crumbled. MVP hasn’t proven their plans will work, so they shouldn’t be allowed to move forward.”
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