Construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline being built through Virginia and West Virginia has been ordered halted by a federal appeals court in Richmond.
A federal appeals court has once again halted construction on the Mountain Valley Pipeline being built through Virginia and West Virginia,The stay issued by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond Monday comes after thelast month — which was part of the bipartisan bill to raise the debt ceiling — also stripped the court of its jurisdiction over the matter.
"The law passed by Congress & signed by POTUS is clear -- the 4th Circuit no longer has jurisdiction over MVP’s construction permits," Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va, a supporter of the project, tweeted Monday about the ruling. "This new order halting construction is unlawful, & regardless of your position on MVP, it should alarm every American when a court ignores the law.
The stay of construction issued Monday focuses on a three-mile section of pipeline that cuts through the Jefferson National Forest.the construction plan will cause erosion that will ruin soil and water quality. The Wilderness Society Organization is challenging a U.S. Forest Service in court. Environmentalists argue Congress overstepped its authority by enacting the law, saying it violates the separation of powers outlined in the Constitution. But in court papers, lawyers for the pipeline say Congress is within its rights to strip the court from jurisdiction over the matter.
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