(Left) Kelly Nob on the Appalachian Trail north of Newport, VA (Right) Simulated Effect of Pipeline Crossing The Appalachian Trail at Kelly Nob.
CREDIT HILL STUDIOS & APPALACHIAN TRAIL CONSERVANCY
By ROBBIE HARRIS • DEC 7, 2016
The public comment period on the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline ends December 22. Supporters and opponents are weighing in on the prospect of a 300-mile pipe carrying natural gas through Virginia. But environmental groups are refusing even to comment on the government’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement, released in September. They say it’s riddled with errors that misrepresent the effects of the pipeline.
Andrew Downs is Regional Director of Central and Southwest Virginia Appalachian Trail Conservancy. He says FERC’s report is flawed, beginning with the front page.
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