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Biden Agrees to Advance Mountain Valley Pipeline

August 4th, 2022 by WCBC Radio

The Biden administration has agreed to advance the controversial Mountain Valley pipeline project as part of a broader permitting reform plan in Congress. West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin making that announcement earlier this week.  Legislation in the works would require federal agencies to take “all necessary actions” to permit the natural gas project slated to run through West Virginia. Despite this encouraging news, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice said there are a lot of mixed feelings in his state as a result of some of the other measures contained within the legislative package…