West Virginia environmental regulators on Wednesday lifted their suspension of the permit for building the Mountain Valley Pipeline, which would carry natural gas down the center of the state.
The pipeline would extend south for 195 miles in north-central West Virginia through 11 counties to the Virginia state line and nearly 110 miles through six counties in that state.
West Virginia's Department of Environmental Protection first issued the water quality certification in March, which followed public hearings and review of the projected impact on the state's waters.
