{"id":1998249,"date":"2023-08-11T18:37:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T22:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-court-in-virginia-rules-in-favor-of-mountain-valley-pipeline\/"},"modified":"2023-08-11T18:38:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T22:38:42","slug":"federal-court-in-virginia-rules-in-favor-of-mountain-valley-pipeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-court-in-virginia-rules-in-favor-of-mountain-valley-pipeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia federal court rules for Mountain Valley Pipeline."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffederal-court-in-virginia-rules-in-favor-of-mountain-valley-pipeline%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1998249&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Fourth Circuit Court\u200d of Appeals Approves Construction of Mountain Valley Pipeline<\/h2>\n<p>The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, in a ruling that has favored\u200d the Biden administration and a pipeline company, has given the green light to the construction of the Mountain Valley \u200cPipeline. This over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-court-in-virginia-rules-in-favor-of-mountain-valley-pipeline\/\" title=\"Virginia federal court rules for Mountain Valley Pipeline.\">300-mile-long \u200bnatural gas pipeline<\/a>, set to \u2062traverse parts of Virginia and West Virginia, has been the subject of ongoing litigation but\u2063 is now on track to be completed.<\/p>\n<p>The Mountain Valley Pipeline,\u200b with a capacity of \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-becomes-top-lng-exporter-in-first-half-of-2022-eia\/\" title=\"U.S. becomes top LNG exporter in first half of 2022 \u2013 EIA\">2 billion cubic feet<\/a> per day, is already over 94% finished. However,\u2064 it has faced \u2064opposition and criticism from various quarters, including Senator Tim Kaine of \u2062Virginia \u2064and conservation groups like the Sierra \u200bClub.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Concerns\u200c and Criticism<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Construction of the\u2062 Mountain Valley Pipeline\u2063 across the slopes and streams of Appalachia will threaten communities and harm imperiled\u200b species,&#8221; \u200dwarns Carolyn Morrison, the Southeast communications director \u200dof the Sierra Club. &#8220;Yet, apparently MVP \u200chas been \u200dgiven\u2062 a\u2062 free pass\u200d to edge out vulnerable species and steamroll\u200c communities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite these concerns, \u200dthe court \u2063panel unanimously ruled\u200b in favor of the\u2062 pipeline&#8217;s construction. Mountain Valley argued that Senator Joe\u200d Manchin&#8217;s bipartisan bill, which\u200b raised the federal debt ceiling earlier this year, removed the court&#8217;s jurisdiction in the case. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-justice-department-pick-helped-kill-pipeline-favored-by-key-senator\/\" title=\"Biden Justice Department Pick Helped Kill Pipeline Favored by Key Senator\">panel agreed<\/a>, citing the law that \u2062grants jurisdiction to a Washington, D.C. court, even though the pipeline\u2063 does not \u2064cross into the capital&#8217;s territory.<\/p>\n<p>This decision comes shortly after \u2064the Supreme Court lifted judicial stays that \u200bhad previously halted the progress of the Mountain Valley \u200cPipeline. It \u200dis expected\u2064 that the language \u200cin Senator Manchin&#8217;s\u2064 debt ceiling \u200cbill,\u200d signed by President Biden in June, will\u200b provide further protection against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/student-athletes-notch-victory-in-high-court-on-road-to-full-compensation\/\" title=\"Student Athletes Notch Victory in High Court on Road to Full Compensation\">future legal challenges<\/a> for the pipeline.<\/p>\n<p>With this latest ruling, the Mountain \u2062Valley Pipeline inches closer to completion, bringing both opportunities and concerns for the communities it will impact.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more from the Washington\u2062 Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals backed the Biden administration and a pipeline firm, approving the construction of the 300-mile-long Mountain Valley Pipeline. This natural gas pipeline will traverse Virginia and West Virginia, with a capacity of 2 billion cubic. 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