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The total project cost of the Mountain Valley Pipeline has ballooned to nearly $8 billion as project opponents urge the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reject a May 23 in-service date requested by the joint venture behind the pipeline. The opponents cited filings showing persistent erosion issues and lack of compliance with a safety risk management consent order.
Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC, the joint venture behind the long-delayed pipeline, has requested the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approve a May in-service date for the project. But the 42-inch-diameter, 36-inch pipeline project has sparked environmental and safety concerns exacerbated by a Government Accountability Office report noting significant holes in federal oversight of pipelines like the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
Heavy rain has caused flash flooding in the area and Severe Weather Team 11 is working to track conditions in your neighborhood.
As of 8 a.m., roads closed by the state Department of Transportation due to flooding in Washington and Greene counties are: Greene County Route 18 between Hoges Run Road and Grinnage Run Road in Center Township Northbound Route 18 between Water Dam Road in Franklin Township and Garner Run Road in Washington Township Southbound Route […]
Flood watches are in effect throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania through Thursday morning, with as much as four inches of rain predicted to fall today in lower portions of the region – including Fayette and Greene counties – as a result of severe storms. Flooding has been reported in several areas, with one motorist in East Bethlehem […]