Mountain Valley Pipeline Stopped In WV After Appeals Court Vacates Yet Another Permit

The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the Nationwide Permit 12 (NWP) that applied to approximately 500 streams and wetlands to be crossed by the Mountain Valley Pipeline in southern West Virginia. The court wrote, “If any part of a project requires an individual permit, then the NWP does not apply and all portions of the project must be evaluated as part of the individual permit process.” The sites must now be stabilized.

Governor Northam Will Veto GOP Redistricting Plan, Wants Obama Era Federal Judges To Redraw Legislative Map

Following Governor Ralph Northam’s call to veto the GOP plan for legislative redistricting, Speaker of the House of Delegates Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights) said, “After weeks of feigning interest, the governor has admitted at last that he wants federal judges appointed by President Obama to draw a redistricting map to deliver a Democratic majority in the House of Delegates.”