The Mountain Valley Pipeline is facing what it calls “greater uncertainty” after losing two crucial permits and the confidence of one of its five corporate partners.
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Correction
Feb. 23, 2022, 8 p.m.: NextEra Energy of Florida, a financial partner in the Mountain Valley Pipeline project, said in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing it was taking an $800 million impairment charge due to the project's construction delays. That number was incorrectly reported in the originally published version of this article, which has been updated.
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