Sierra Club: U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals Upheld Virginia's Clean Water Act 401 Permit For Mountain Valley Pipeline
March 31, 2023
March 31, 2023
RICHMOND, Virginia, March 31 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on March 29, 2023:
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit ruled that federal circuit courts do have authority to review state Clean Water Act section 401 certificates, but upheld Virginia's grant of the section 401 certificate that the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline needs to proceed with instream construction activities in Virginia water bodies. In its arguments, Virginia . . .
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit ruled that federal circuit courts do have authority to review state Clean Water Act section 401 certificates, but upheld Virginia's grant of the section 401 certificate that the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline needs to proceed with instream construction activities in Virginia water bodies. In its arguments, Virginia . . .