EPA Backs West Virginia CWA 401 Changes, Clearing Path For Key Pipelines

August 19, 2019
Correction Appended EPA is endorsing changes West Virginia made to its Clean Water Act (CWA) water quality certification for an Army Corps of Engineers general permit allowing construction of two high-profile natural gas pipelines through the state, clearing the way for the Corps to reissue the permit after a federal appeals court vacated it last year. EPA’s approval of West Virginia’s revised changes will allow the Corps to permit the Mountain Valley (MVP) and Atlantic Coast (ACP) pipelines under...


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