FERC approves Mountain Valley, Atlantic Coast pipeline projects
October 13, 2017
Federal energy regulators late Friday approved two controversial natural gas pipelines proposed for construction through West Virginia.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued separate orders Friday night granting approval certificates for the Mountain Valley Pipeline and the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
FERC's orders - a combined 291 pages long - included a variety of conditions that apply to the approvals, and it was not entirely clear Friday night the impact of those conditions or how the commission's action would affect pending ligation and other permit reviews for the projects.
For example, the Mountain Valley Pipeline's state water quality certification was approved by the state Department of Environmental Protection, but then pulled back when confronted with a strong legal challenge. A DEP motion to re-examine the project's water quality impacts remains pending with the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The Atlantic Coast Pipeline project has not yet received its water quality certification from the state DEP.
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