WV DEP Waives Clean Water Act Authority Over Atlantic Coast Pipeline -
"The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection waived the state's authority under the federal Clean Water Act to determine if another major natural gas pipeline proposal would harm rivers and streams."
Why this is important: The West Virginia DEP has waived its right to certify the Mountain Valley Pipeline under Section 401 of the Federal Clean Water Act. This is an important step in the approval of new pipeline construction for the transportation of shale gas to market. Opponents of natural gas hydrocarbons have used opposition to pipeline construction as part of a strategy to interfere with the development of these resources.....
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