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State briefs for Sunday, Jan. 31

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Mountain Valley Pipeline drops plan for blanket permit ROANOKE — Mountain Valley Pipeline says it will abandon its plan to use a blanket permit to cross nearly 500 streams and wetlands. The Roanoke Times reported Tuesday that the pipeline project will instead apply for individual approvals for each open-cut crossing. That will make for a…

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State briefs for Sunday, Oct. 4

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Environmental groups challenge gas pipeline Environmental groups have filed a challenge against permits that were recently issued to the Mountain Valley Pipeline. The Roanoke Times reported that a petition was filed with the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond. The Sierra Club and seven other environmental groups challenged permits that were recently reissued….

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