More than three years ago, EQT Corp. and NextEra Energy announced plans to form a joint venture to build the Mountain Valley Pipeline — a 42-inch diameter buried pipeline that would transport natural gas at high pressure.
A major milestone in the deeply controversial pipeline is expected to be realized later today, when the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is expected to issue the project's final environmental impact statement.
The route of the 303-mile pipeline would begin in West Virginia and then pass through six counties in Virginia: Giles, Montgomery, Craig, Roanoke, Franklin and Pittsylvania.
