Washington, DC — The Mountain Valley Pipeline asked the federal government to permit it to go in service by May 23, 2024. The pipeline plans to start pumping gas as early as June 1, 2024.  This announcement arrives days after MVP told federal officials that it is 63% complete to final restoration and admitted to numerous environmental crimes, including significant landslides, water contamination, and soil disturbance.

Russell Chisholm, co-director of the Protect Our Water, Heritage, Rights Coalition (POWHR) responded: 

“We are watching our worst nightmare unfold in real time: the reckless MVP is barreling towards completion. During construction, MVP has contaminated our water sources, destroyed our streams, and split the earth beneath our homes. Now they want to run methane gas through their degraded pipes and shoddy work. The MVP is a glaring human rights violation that is indicative of the widespread failures of our government to act on the climate crisis in service of the fossil fuel industry.”

On May 8, frontline communities impacted by the MVP will rally in front of the Bank of America headquarters in Charlotte, NC to hold banks and asset managers accountable for financing the MVP and risking their investors’ money.

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