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October 20th, 2019 - Work on Mountain Valley Pipeline is winding down (Roanoke Times)

October 16th, 2019 - Federal commission orders work stopped on Mountain Valley Pipeline (Virginia Mercury)

October 16th, 2019 - FERC orders Mountain Valley Pipeline to suspend construction along entire route (WDBJ7)

October 15th, 2019 - PennEast, MVP Pipeline Projects Again Hit Roadblocks (Natural Gas Intelligence)

October 15th, 2019 - Wild Virginia: DEQ’s Stop Work Order to MVP is Appropriate But It’s Not Enough (Blue Virginia)

October 11th, 2019 - New developments Friday in state and federal cases involving Mountain Valley Pipeline (WDBJ7)

October 11th, 2019 - Federal appeals court delivers another major roadblock for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (Roanoke Times)

October 4th, 2019 - Appalachian Trail Pipeline Case Headed to High Courts (Courthouse News Service)

September 30th, 2019 -  Sligh: Clean water rule change threatens state powers (Roanoke Times)

September 29th, 2019 - Hundreds Celebrate Fourth Annual “Hands Across the Appalachian Trail (Blue Virginia)

September 25th, 2019 - Art Notes for Sept. 26 through Oct.  2 (Daily Progress)

August 28th, 2019 - Feds Told to Start Over on Crucial Mountain Valley Pipeline Permit (Center for Biological Diversity)

August 23rd, 2019 - Service Wants to Facilitate Mining, Logging and Grazing in National Forests (WVTF)

August 15th, 2019 - Mountain Valley suspends work on pipeline; most construction will be halted on a 75-mile stretch including Pittsylvania County (Roanoke Times)

August 14th, 2019 - MVP Facing Yet Another Legal Challenge Over Endangered Species Protection (Natural Gas Intelligence)

August 12th, 2019 - New Lawsuit Launched Against Mountain Valley Pipeline in Virginia (Center for Biological Diversity)

June 28th, 2019 - Protesters of Mountain Valley Pipeline Chain Themselves to Equipment at Construction Sites (WVPB)

June 27, 2019 – Request to stop work on Mountain Valley Pipeline remains in limbo (Roanoke Times)

June 25, 2019 – Water board should support call for federal action to halt pipeline damage (Virginia Mercury)

June 22, 2019 – Pipeline opponents, spurned by the state, ask federal agency to stop work (Roanoke Times)

June 22, 2019 – Citizens File Formal Complaint with FERC; Call on State Water Control Board to Intervene and Insist that MVP License Be Revoked or Suspended (Blue Virginia)

Apr 22, 2019 – Wild Virginia is Ready for the 10th Year of the Wild and Scenic Film Festival (Blue Ridge Outdoors)

Apr 17, 2019 – We’ve got work to do: Lagging behind, Charlottesville aims for more ambitious climate goals (C-Ville)

Apr 10, 2019 – Wild Virginia expects Dominion bill on the horizon (the Recorder)

Apr 3, 2019 – Tom Tom, Wild Virginia team up to preview film festival (CBS 19)

Mar 9, 2019 – State board’s vote in Mountain Valley Pipeline’s favor raises questions for opponents (The Roanoke Times)

Mar 4, 2019 – VA state board lets pipeline permit stand, despite violations (Bay Journal)

Mar 3, 2019 – Citizen oversight of Virginia’s environmental regulations increasingly looks like a farce (Virginia Mercury)

Mar 1, 2019 – State water board reverses course again on Mountain Valley Pipeline (The Roanoke Times)

Feb 28, 2019 – MVP asks state board to discontinue process aimed at stopping pipeline construction (The Roanoke Times)

Feb 28, 2019 – Statement on the State Water Control Board’s Legal Authority to Revoke the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Section 401 Certification (Blue Virginia)

Feb 17, 2019 – Water Control Board sets meeting to reconsider Mountain Valley Pipeline water certification (Virginia Mercury)

Feb 9, 2019 – Can the pipeline be stopped? State board ponders its next move on MVP (The Roanoke Times)

Jan 8, 2019 – Air board unanimously approves Buckingham compressor permit (Virginia Mercury)

Jan 4, 2019 – Atlantic Coast Pipeline Sues Nelson after Floodplain Variance Denial (The Crozet Gazette)

Dec 16, 2018 – State water board will reconsider water-quality certification for Mountain Valley Pipeline (Virginia Mercury)

Dec 13, 2018 – David Sligh on WINA

Dec 13, 2018 – ‘If I were Dominion I’d be panicked:’ Federal court vacates another Atlantic Coast Pipeline permit (Virginia Mercury)

Dec 13, 2018 – Federal court throws out permit for Atlantic Coast Pipeline to cross AT (KTBS)

December 7, 2018 – Virginia files lawsuit against Mountain Valley Pipeline (Roanoke Times)

November 27, 2018 – New air board members won’t be seated until after Dec 10 Vote on air compressor station for Atlantic Coast Pipeline (The News & Advance Lynchburg)

November 21, 2018 – Enviro Group Wild Virginia Files FOIAs on Northam Firing of Air Pollution Control Board Members (BlueVirginia)

October 20, 2018 – Virginia regulators grant key approvals to Atlantic Coast pipeline, clearing the way for construction (The Washington Post)

October 9, 2018 – Bird’s Eye View of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (WVTF/Radio IQ)

October 8, 2018 – Pipelines Stop and Go as Court Rules Permits Issued In Haste (Public News Service)

September 25, 2018 – Chainsaws silenced, for now, as 4th Circuit puts hold on forest service permits for pipeline until appeal is decided (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

September 11, 2018 – Hurricane could devastate Virginia pipeline project that is already struggling with changing weather (The Washington Post)

September 8, 2018 – Video, Photos: Karenna Gore Leads Rally in Arlington for Our Planet, Against Destructive/Dirty Fossil Fuel (e.g., Fracked-Gas Pipeline) Projects (Blue Virginia)

August 24, 2018 – All-volunteer groups patrol construction of gas pipeline projects in Virginia, North Carolina (Think Progress)

August 21, 2018 – Virginia regulators consider revoking permits for two major gas pipelines, but settle for stricter enforcement  (The Washington Post)

August 20, 2018 – A Pipeline Update: Where Things Stand Now (WVTF)

August 18, 2018 - As state board takes up pipeline permits, thousands of comments await (Roanoke Times)

August 17, 2018 – Email Exchange Between Virginia DEQ and Wild Virginia Conservation Director Raises Troubling Questions (Blue Virginia)

August 16, 2018 – With pipeline projects halted, there’s a golden chance for the state to require more review. Northam doesn’t seem likely to take it (Virginia Mercury)

August 14, 2018 – Pressure mounts on Northam to oppose Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Mountain Valley Pipeline (Augusta Free Press)

August 4, 2018 – An order stops work on the Mountain Valley Pipeline, but for how long? (Roanoke Times)

July 31, 2018 – Environmental organizations hold meeting about pipeline water quality impacts (WHSV)

July 30, 2018 – Judge sides with anti-pipeline protesters in Appalachia (Think Progress)

July 29, 2018 – Federal judges revoke permits for a Mountain Valley Pipeline (Staunton News Leader)

July 28, 2018 – Subject Pipelines to Highest Levels of Scrutiny (The News & Advance)

July 27, 2018 – Federal judges in Va. revoke permit for pipeline, saying impact on national forests not fully reviewed (Washington Post)

July 26, 2018 – Pipeline opponents say Va. water regulatory process is broken (the JMU Breeze)

July 23, 2018 – Environmental regulators cite Mountain Valley Pipeline again (Daily Progress)

July 22, 2018 – Thanks to FOIA by Wild Virginia, We Now Know That Pipeline Interests Have Deluged Virginia DEQ with Thousands of “Astroturfed,” Pro-Pipeline Postcards, Emails, etc. Spewing B.S. Talking Points (Blue Virginia)

June 15, 2018 – Tell Virginia DEQ: Protect our water from fracked gas pipelines! (App Voices)

June 15, 2018 - State Water Board Ponders its Next Move (Roanoke Times)

May 20, 2018 – Regulators bowed to pipeline company pressure (Roanoke Times)

April 25, 2018 – Wild and Scenic Film Festival to be hosted at Violet Crown (NBC29)

April 18, 2018 – Anger over pipelines spills into General Assembly (Richmond Times Dispatch)

April 12, 2018 – Regulatory board cracks open door for more review of pipeline projects (Roanoke Times)

March 19, 2018 – Developers seek more time for pipeline tree clearing (Virginia Lawyers Weekly)

March 16, 2018 – Atlantic Coast Pipeline gets violation notice from state over tree cutting (Richmond Times Dispatch)

March 16, 2018 – Developers want more time for pipeline tree clearing (Washington Post)

March 13, 2018 – Pipeline Opponents Vow to Act as Environmental Watchdogs During Construction (NBC 29 News) 

March 3, 2018 – Group plans to keep watchful eye on Atlantic Coast Pipeline (WHSV)

February 23, 2018 – State regulators promise ‘vigilant’ inspections of Mountain Valley Pipeline  (Richmond Times Dispatch)

February 2, 2018 – Virginia Will Get $58M for Pipeline’s Environmental Impacts (US News and World Report)

January 19, 2018  – Agency grants request to begin tree cutting for Atlantic Coast Pipeline (Richmond Times Dispatch)

January 9, 2018 – Environmental groups file suit trying to stop Mountain Valley Pipeline (The Register-Herald)

January 6, 2018 – Tracing the anti-pipeline fight in Nelson (Lynchburg News and Advance)

January 4, 2018 – Mountain Valley Pipeline moves forward after federal approvals (The Roanoke Times)

December 13, 2017 – State water board approves conditional certification for Atlantic Coast Pipeline project (WAVY News)

December 12, 2017 – State board approves water certification for Atlantic Coast Pipeline, but with a caveat opponents say will buy more time (The News & Advance)

December 12, 2017 – Virginia agency takes unexpected step that could delay gas pipeline project (Laredo Morning Times)

December 12, 2017 – Both Sides Claim Cautious Victory on Key Regulatory Hurdle for Atlantic Coast Pipeline (Radio IQ WTVF)

December 11, 2017 – Atlantic Coast Pipeline gets a big OK from the state — along with a big “if” (The Virginian-Pilot)

December 11, 2017 – Atlantic Coast Pipeline Inks Labor Contracts (Bearing Drift)

December 8, 2017 – Wild Virginia sues Virginia State Water Control Board over approval of Mountain Valley Pipeline permit (Augusta Free Press)

December 7, 2017 – Meeting in Henrico erupts after Virginia state board issues approval of Mountain Valley Pipeline (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

December 7, 2017 – State Water Control Board awards certification for Mountain Valley Pipeline (The Roanoke Times)

December 3, 2017 – Hundreds Gather to Protest Natural Gas Pipelines (Radio IQ WVTF)

December 2, 2017 – Hundreds of anti-pipeline Virginians surround State Capitol (Augusta Free Press)

November 17, 2017 – U.S. Forest Service will allow Atlantic Coast Pipeline through two national forests (Daily Progress)

November 17, 2017 – Atlantic Coast Pipeline gets approval from U.S. Forest Service (CBS 19 News)

October 18, 2017 – Northam owns stocks in Dominion, other companies with extensive interests in Virginia (The Washington Post)

October 6, 2017 – Eyes on the Ties’ Friday Fossil Fuel Runoff (Eyes on the Ties)

October 3, 2017 – DEQ to make pipeline recommendations in December (Roanoke Times)

September 29, 2017 –  AP News Break: Disputed East Coast pipeline likely to expand (WTOP)

September 15, 2017 – North Carolina environmental agency delays decision on water quality permit for Atlantic Coast Pipeline (The Roanoke Times)

September 14, 2017 – 19 arrested in Richmond protesting pipelines, McAuliffe (Augusta Free Press)

September 13th, 2017 – Pipeline foes gather near DEQ’s regional office in Roanoke for prayers, protest (The Roanoke Times)

September 8th, 2017 – W.Va. environmental agency to reconsider water quality permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline (The Roanoke Times)

September 8th, 2017 – Dominion and partners push for quick federal action on proposed pipeline (Richmond Times Dispatch)

September 7th, 2017 – Dividing line: The Atlantic Coast Pipeline will change the lay of our land (Cville Weekly)

August 23, 2017 – Virginia pipeline foes eye federal ruling that upholds N.Y. water quality permit denial  (The Roanoke Times)

August 22, 2017 – Thousands urge Virginia governor to stop natural-gas pipeline plan (WVTR)

August 19, 2017 – Pressure mounting on Virginia environmental agency to slow down pipeline water certifications (Richmond Times Dispatch)

August 3rd, 2017- Pipeline Prospects: Can the Atlantic Coast Pipeline be Stopped?  (WVTF)

August 2, 2017 – Impact study: Pipeline nears approval, opponents fire back  (Cville Weekly)

July 31, 2017 – Pipeline Proposal: Environmental Impact (WVTF)

July 25, 2017 – Wild Virginia takes steps to file objection to Forest Service’s Draft Decision (The Charlottesville Newsplex)

July 17, 2017- Conserving Forests for the Good of All (The Revelator)

June 26, 2017 – Feds Approve Construction of Natural Gas Pipeline in Virginia (Courthouse News Service)

Jul 23, 2017- Anti-Pipeline Groups Meet Following FERC’s Final Pipeline Review (NBC 29 News)

June 23, 2017 – Mountain Valley review finds limited environmental impacts (ABC News)

June 23, 2017 – FERC Out With Final Mountain Valley Pipeline Enviromental Impact Statement (WVTF Public Radio)

June 23, 2017 – Virginia residents vow to fight on after controversial pipeline gets favorable review (ThinkProgress)

June 19, 2017 – Virginia DEQ pledges thorough review of pipeline impacts (The Roanoke Times)

May 24, 2017  – Virginia Department of Environmental Quality denies backpedaling on pipeline water-crossing reviews (Richmond Times Dispatch)

May 24, 2017 – DEQ acknowledges error, clarifies approach to review of pipelines (Roanoke Times)

May 24, 2017 – Virginia DEQ denies backpedaling on pipeline water-crossing reviews (Richmond Times Dispatch)

May 16, 2017 – Virginia Forests Join National “Network” to Protect Them (Public News Service)

April 25, 2017 – Wild Virginia Conservation Director David Sligh wins River Hero Award (River Network)

April 13, 2017 – Wild & Scenic Film Festival highlights environmental issues (The Breeze)

April 6, 2017 – DEQ to require pipeline projects to secure state water quality certification (Roanoke Times)

April 5, 2017- Major Conflict of Interest Threatens Environmental Impact Review for Atlantic Coast Pipeline (Truthout)

March 9, 2017 – Anti-pipeline groups take legal stand with FERC motion (Newsleader)

March 10, 2017 – EPA cuts could take toll on Valley waterways (Newsleader)

March 10, 2017 – Advocacy groups: Pipeline assessment lacks real analysis (WHSV)

March 12, 2017  – Citizens groups: Scrap pipeline impact statement  (The News Virginian)

March 15, 2017 – Groups file challenge to Atlantic Coast Pipeline document (Daily Progress)

February 23, 2017  – Virginia’s governor can and must protect us from bad pipeline projects (The News Virginian)

December 12, 2016 – This Proposed Pipeline Would Cut Right Through the Appalachian Trail (Huffington Post)

December 5, 2016 – People’s hearing convened to reform FERC (DC Media Group)

December 7, 2016 – FERC’s Pipeline Impact Statement Full of Errors, say Environmental Groups (WVTF)

November 29, 2016 – LOCKN’ Raises About $30,000 for Local Charities (NBC 29)

November 18, 2016 – Teach-in addresses Standing Rock protests, environmental justice (Cavalier Daily)

November 18, 2016 – Wild Virginia calls on Forest Service, BLM to reject draft environmental assessment for Mountain Valley Pipeline (Augusta Free Press)

November 15, 2016 – People protest Dakota Access Pipeline on Downtown Mall (CBS 19)

November 14, 2016 - Volunteer stream monitoring program to hold training Dec. 10 in Blacksburg  (Roanoke Times)

October 13th, 2016 – Patagonia Gets Political

September 17, 2016 – Opponents of Atlantic Coast Pipeline Protest in Afton (NBC 29)

September 9, 2016 – Conservation Leaders from around Virginia Meet to Discuss Central VA (NBC 29)

September 9, 2016 – Hikers get a glimpse at where Atlantic Coast Pipeline may go (CBS 19)

September 1, 2106  – In the Pipeline’s Path (Earth Island Journal)

August 25, 2016 – Booming Wood Pellet Production Inching Toward Watershed Forests (Bay Journal)

August 22, 2016 – ‘Cheers for Charity’ at Starr Hill Brewery Supporting Wild Virginia (NBC 29)

August 13, 2016 – Learning How to Monitor Water Quality (WHSV)

July 24, 2016 – People Get a Look at Where Proposed Pipeline Will Go (NBC 29)

September 23, 2015 – Anti-Pipeline Groups Prepare to Fight Dominion’s Applications (NBC 29)

September 20, 2015 – Wild Virginia Rallies Opposition to Dominion’s Federal Filings of Pipeline Plans (NBC 29)

August 21, 2015  – W.Va. pipeline case kindles hope in local opposition (Daily Progress)

August 19, 2015 – Pipeline protesters take to the forest (News Leader)

August 3, 2015 – National Forest Weighs in on Proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline (NBC 29)

August 2, 2015 – Morning News Weekend: Ernie Reed (1070 WINA News Radio)

July 28, 2015 – Environmental Group Discusses Forests and Climate Change (Newsplex)

June 18, 2015 – Pipeline Meeting with Sierra Club (Newsplex)

March 27, 2015  – Blue Ridge Outdoors (Wild VA on Newsplex)

March 19, 2015 – FERC hears fervent arguments for and against pipeline (News Leader)

February 28, 2015 – Pipelines opponents challenge survey start times  (The News Virginian)

February 23, 2015 – Dominion releases alternate routes for pipeline (The News Virginian)

January 7, 2015 – Ernie Reed at 106.1 the corner – radio

November 22, 2014 – Groups want to protect Shenandoah Mountain (News Leader)

November 19, 2014 – About the release of the forest plan: Wild Virginia weighs in on George Washington National Forest plan (Augusta Free Press)

November 18, 2014 – George Washington National Forest plan released to mixed reviews – Multiple uses compete for largest federal land holding in Bay watershed (Bay Journal)

September 3,  2014 – Pipeline Slices through National Forest (Bay Journal)

September 2 – 2014 – Wild Virginia’s Response to Gov McAuliffe’s Pipeline Announcement (Augusta Free Press)

September 2 , 2014 – Pipeline Changes are for the Worse  (Daily Progress)

July 1, 2014 – Pipeline Threatens National Forests (Daily Progress)

June 24, 2013 - Reed: Please no fracking in the National Forests (Times Dispatch)

April 3, 2013 – Fracking Field Trip (Daily News Record)

April 18, 2013 – What the frack: What happens in West Virginia can happen here (in The Hook)

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