Mountain Valley pipeline

The proposed MVP Southgate project will use a horizontal directional drill to cross below the bed of the Dan River, according to the company's website.

Public comment closes Saturday on water permit application for MVP Southgate

Celeste Gracia

Developers for the Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate project are asking state environmental officials for a specific water permit that’s needed to move forward. In 2020, state officials denied this permit, saying the project could lead to unnecessary water quality impacts.

This May 3, 2018, file photo, shows a section of downed trees that sit atop a ridge near homes along the route of the proposed Mountain Valley pipeline in Lindside, W.Va. A Virginia-based legal group is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to end what it says has become an abuse of eminent domain by companies that build natural-gas pipelines.

Politics

NC governor vetoes two bills over environmental concerns

Colin Campbell

Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed two bills Monday that he says would be harmful to the environment.

The Mountain Valley Pipeline would stretch 303 miles, from West Virginia to North Carolina. This 2018 file photo shows a section of downed trees on a ridge near homes along the pipeline's route in Lindside, W.Va.

Environment

NC Gov. Cooper opposes natural gas pipeline extension

Bradley George

Cooper submitted a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday calling the Southgate pipeline unnecessary.

Environment

Federal regulators are taking public comment on pipeline extension

Bradley George

The MVP Southgate project is an extension of the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline, which would carry natural gas from West Virginia close to the North Carolina state line.

Environment

US Regulators OK Atlantic Coast, Mountain Valley Pipelines

Associated Press

A divided panel of federal regulators granted approvals Friday evening for the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley natural gas pipelines, major East Coast…