The federal commission evaluating the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline issued Friday a draft environmental impact statement for the deeply controversial project — a major milestone in the review process.
The 781-page statement from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission was accompanied by appendices that totaled 2,671 pages.
An executive summary of the statement reports, under a section titled “Major Conclusions,” that FERC determined the construction and operation of the pipeline “would result in limited adverse environmental impacts, with the exceptions of impacts on forest.”
Pipeline opponents reported Friday that their review of the commission documents was just beginning. But there were strong expressions of dismay, alarm and skepticism about FERC’s analysis.
