Doug Jackson, 202.495.3045 or doug.jackson@sierraclub.org
Jon Berman, jonathon.berman@sierraclub.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) responded to an order to halt construction by proposing they complete 45 miles of construction. On August 3, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission told MVP to halt all construction except for what was needed to stabilize the soil to prevent erosion, giving MVP five days to submit a plan for that soil stabilization. Today, MVP submitted their plan, which calls for completing construction along 45 miles.
In response, Sierra Club Virginia Chapter Director Kate Addleson released the following statement:
"Bless their hearts, but not in a million years.”
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