Posted on 6/25/18
Construction Of Mountain Valley Pipeline Enters A New Stage With Highway Crossings
Construction crews are boring beneath U.S. 221 in Roanoke County to make a tunnel through which the Mountain Valley Pipeline will pass.The project atop Bent Mountain . . .
Posted on 5/9/18
A Summary Of Legal Actions Involving The Mountain Valley Pipeline
Construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline has sparked numerous legal actions and challenges. Here is a summary of the major civil cases that are pending: Receive . . .
Posted on 5/9/18
Federal Appeals Court Hears 2 Pipeline Cases
The legal fight against the Mountain Valley Pipeline ramped up Tuesday, with lawyers in two cases asking a federal appeals court to slow down the project’s . . .
Posted on 5/1/18
ATV Traffic On The Appalachian Trail Is The Latest Mountain Valley Pipeline Controversy
Tire tracks and muddy ruts along the Appalachian Trail mark the spot where the Mountain Valley Pipeline will meet the scenic footpath.Although motorized traffic is generally . . .
Posted on 5/1/18
DEQ Invites More Public Comments On Mountain Valley Pipeline
State environmental regulators have opened another round of public comments on the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline.The Department of Environmental Quality will take written comments on a . . .
Posted on 4/16/18
As Tree-Cutting Continues For The Mountain Valley Pipeline, So Do The Protests
Early on the morning of April 11, Mary Beth Coffey came home to the sound of chainsaws and large pine trees crashing to the ground. Buy . . .
Posted on 4/12/18
Projects To Grow Economic Development In Western Virginia Get State Funding
Three projects aimed at boosting economic development in Western Virginia received state funding this week in the latest round of approvals through the GO Virginia initiative.In . . .
Posted on 4/12/18
MVP Plans To Extend Its Natural Gas Pipeline Into N.C.
What has been a long and contentious process of building a natural gas pipeline through the two Virginias is about to get even longer.Mountain Valley Pipeline . . .
Posted on 4/5/18
Northam Orders Upgrade Of DEQ Amid Criticism From Pipeline Opponents
Gov. Ralph Northam moved Wednesday to strengthen a state agency dealing with the construction of two natural gas pipelines, a cleanup of the Chesapeake Bay and . . .
Posted on 4/3/18
A Tree-Sit Protest Of The Mountain Valley Pipeline Has Spread To Roanoke County
Another pipeline protester has taken to the trees.The latest person to climb up a tree in the path of the Mountain Valley Pipeline — hoping to . . .
Posted on 3/27/18
DEQ Approves Mountain Valley Pipeline's Plan To Control Erosion And Sediment
A plan to stem the dirty water that will flow from building a natural gas pipeline through Southwest Virginia was approved Monday by state environmental regulators, . . .
Posted on 3/9/18
Judge Issues Restraining Order Against Pipeline Protesters Sitting In Trees
A West Virginia judge has granted a temporary restraining order against pipeline protesters sitting in trees, leaving unanswered the question of how to remove them.The protesters . . .
Posted on 3/7/18
MVP Asks West Virginia Judge To Order Protesters Out Of Trees Along Pipeline Route
Lawyers for the Mountain Valley Pipeline are asking a West Virginia judge to order the removal of protesters sitting in trees along the pipeline’s route.The protesters’ . . .
Posted on 3/6/18
New Co-Op Aims To Reduce Costs Of Solar Energy In The Roanoke Region
A new initiative will allow Roanoke-area homeowners and businesses to install solar energy systems at reduced prices.By joining the Greater Roanoke Solar Co-op, participants will use . . .
Posted on 3/6/18
Judge Allows Mountain Valley Pipeline Work To Proceed On Private Property
Work on a natural gas pipeline through Southwest Virginia could soon encroach upon private property owned by people who want nothing to do with the project.A . . .
Posted on 2/26/18
State Regulators Promise 'Vigilant' Inspections Of Mountain Valley Pipeline
State regulators outlined a strategy Friday to monitor construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, which opponents fear will leave a trail of environmental damage through Southwest . . .
Posted on 2/20/18
MVP's Contractor Ran Into Environmental Problems During Construction Of Other Pipelines
A construction company hired to build the Mountain Valley Pipeline worked on three similar projects that were cited by environmental regulators, who found mountainsides turned to . . .
Posted on 2/14/18
Federal Agency OKs Start Of Pipeline Construction In Giles County
Trees that stand in the way of the Mountain Valley Pipeline could soon begin falling in Giles County.On Monday, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission granted a . . .
Posted on 2/6/18
Federal Appeals Court Declines To Block Construction Of Mountain Valley Pipeline
A federal appeals court has opted not to delay construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, moving the project one step closer to a start in Southwest . . .
Posted on 2/5/18
Erosion Control Plans For Mountain Valley Pipeline To Get Additional State Review
State regulators are heightening their scrutiny of plans to control the muddy and sediment-laden storm water likely to flow from the construction of a natural gas . . .
Posted on 2/5/18
MVP To Pay $27.5 Million For Tree-Cutting, Other Environmental Impacts Of Pipeline
Mountain Valley Pipeline has agreed to pay $27.5 million to compensate for tree-cutting and some other environmental impacts that are expected from running a natural gas . . .
Posted on 2/1/18
Federal Judge Puts A Pause On Mountain Valley Pipeline Construction Plans
With just a few hours remaining until Thursday, the day that Mountain Valley Pipeline had hoped to start work on a natural gas pipeline through Southwest . . .
Posted on 1/23/18
Mountain Valley Pipeline Construction Start OK'd In West Virginia
The federal government gave its go-ahead Monday for construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline to start in West Virginia.Although the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s approval was . . .
Posted on 1/19/18
Economic Development Panel Backs Funding For 5 Western Virginia Projects
A regional economic development council has recommended five projects for state funding under the new GO Virginia initiative.Two of the proposals involve construction: building water and . . .
Posted on 1/10/18
Environmental Groups Seek Stay To Halt Construction Of Mountain Valley Pipeline
As construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline draws closer, a coalition of environmental groups is asking a federal appeals court to issue a stay that would . . .
Posted on 1/5/18
Mountain Valley Pipeline Moves Forward After Federal Approvals
Two federal agencies have taken actions that will allow a natural gas pipeline to cross streams and wetlands more than 500 times in Southwest Virginia and . . .
Posted on 12/14/17
Appalachian Power Signs Contract With Solar Energy Developer
Appalachian Power has agreed to purchase electricity from a solar generation project as it continues a shift from coal-burning power plants to renewable energy.The 15-megawatt Depot . . .
Posted on 12/13/17
Judge Narrows Lawsuit Over Efforts To Take Private Land For Mountain Valley Pipeline
A federal judge says her courtroom is not the place to determine whether the taking of private property for the Mountain Valley Pipeline amounts to what . . .
Posted on 12/8/17
Water Control Board Issues Certification For Mountain Valley Pipeline
A state board responsible for protecting Virginia’s water awarded certification Thursday for the deeply controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline, voting 5-2 during a meeting that ended with . . .
Posted on 12/6/17
As The Water Control Board Considers A Pipeline Project, A Family Farm Stands In The Path
As she walked across a mountain meadow, Karen Scott passed a wooden stake driven into the moist soil to mark the route a natural gas pipeline . . .
Posted on 12/4/17
Pipeline Project Wins Approval To Cross Jefferson National Forest
The U.S. Forest Service gave a green light Friday for the Mountain Valley Pipeline to cross federal forestland on its way through Western Virginia.The approval marks . . .
Posted on 11/30/17
New Apartment Complex OK'd As Botetourt County Prepares For Wave Of New Workers
A planned apartment complex that Botetourt County officials hope will help fill a void of affordable workforce housing obtained its needed rezoning late Tuesday night from . . .
Posted on 11/15/17
Critics Of Pipeline Approval Seek New Hearing On FERC Decision
One month after it approved the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline, a federal agency is being asked to think twice by a chorus of critics.Some 22 petitioners . . .
Posted on 10/26/17
Plans For A Wind Farm In Botetourt County Delayed Again
For the second time in as many years, the developer of what would be the first commercial wind farm in Virginia has pushed back its plans . . .
Posted on 10/13/17
Jefferson Pools In Bath County Shut Down For Safety Reasons
The Jefferson Pools, a popular bathhouse in the aptly named town of Warm Springs, was shut down Thursday after an inspection found the buildings unsafe for . . .
Posted on 10/3/17
Power Plant That Caused Falling Spring Creek To Run Dry Shut Down By Regulators
State regulators have shut down a small hydroelectric plant in Alleghany County that was draining parts of Falling Spring Creek dry.After hearing complaints from residents who . . .
Posted on 9/27/17
Botetourt County Supervisors OK Asphalt Plant Near Eagle Rock
Plans for a temporary asphalt plant that will serve a highway safety project on U.S. 220 in northern Botetourt County got a green light Tuesday from . . .
Posted on 9/13/17
Botetourt Planners Recommend Denial Of Rezoning For Asphalt Plant
The Botetourt County Planning Commission voted Monday to recommend denial of a rezoning request for a temporary asphalt plant in the northern part of the county.Boxley . . .
Posted on 8/10/17
Ballast Point Starts To Brew In Botetourt County
The Roanoke Valley’s first industrial-scale brewery is up and brewing.At Ballast Point Brewing Co., a test run that began July 31 has produced three batches of . . .
Posted on 8/3/17
Recovery On Tinker Creek Could Take Years After Chemical Spill Caused Massive Fish Kill
It took just a few hours for a chemical spill to cause what is believed to be one of the worst fish kills ever recorded in . . .
Posted on 8/1/17
Chemical Spill On Tinker Creek Caused By Puncture To Storage Tank, DEQ Officials Say
A small puncture in a plastic tank holding an agricultural-use chemical caused a spill that killed thousands of fish in Tinker Creek, environmental officials said Monday.The . . .
Posted on 7/26/17
Botetourt Wind Farm Developer To Start Work In Winter; Still Lacks Buyer For Electricity
A clean energy developer hopes to start construction of a wind farm in Botetourt County by year’s end, even as it continues to search for a . . .
Posted on 6/29/17
Eldor Corp.'s 350-Job Auto Parts Plant Taking Shape In Botetourt
Eldor Corp. is revving up construction of its high-tech automotive parts factory in Botetourt County’s Greenfield industrial park.Foundations have been established and a steel structure is . . .
Posted on 6/15/17
VDOT Agrees To $2.97 Million Settlement In Dispute With Botetourt County Landowners
A jury’s $3.13 million award to two Botetourt County landowners who said their prime piece of development property was damaged by a highway improvement project has . . .
Posted on 6/13/17
McAuliffe Backs Funding For A Drone Facility In Covington
A former primary school in Covington would be converted to a drone research and recreational facility with the help of federal funding backed by Virginia Gov. . . .
Posted on 4/17/17
Inspection Finds Environmental Concerns With Botetourt Construction Site
State environmental regulators are raising concerns about a lack of erosion control at the construction site of an industrial shell building in Botetourt County.The nearly finished . . .
Posted on 3/7/17
Opportunity Knocks: Summit On Housing Shortage With New Jobs Coming To Botetourt County Draws A Crowd
While affordable workforce housing is lacking in Botetourt County, there seemed to be no shortage of interest Monday in filling the void. About 100 stakeholders — . . .
Posted on 3/3/17
Plans OK’d For Botetourt’s North Mountain As Site Of Virginia’s First Commercial Wind Farm
State environmental regulators have approved a commercial wind farm in Botetourt County, clearing the way for up to 25 giant turbines to be built atop a . . .
Posted on 3/1/17
Plans Rev Up For 350-Job Auto Parts Factory In Botetourt County
Plans for an automotive parts factory in Botetourt County advanced Tuesday with several steps by the board of supervisors. In a unanimous vote, the board authorized . . .
Posted on 2/27/17
Workplace Death At Covington Paper Mill Caused By Explosion, Investigation Finds
An accident that killed a subcontractor employee at the WestRock Co. plant in Covington last October was caused by an explosion, an investigation by state regulators . . .
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