FERC asks for new review of endangered species in the path of the Mountain Valley Pipeline By Laurence Hammack 981-3239 Aug 28, 2019 Aug 28, 2019 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The fate of endangered species is becoming more of a danger to the Mountain Valley Pipeline.kAmx? 2 =6EE6C (65?6D52J[ E96 =625 7656C2= 286?4J @G6CD66:?8 4@?DECF4E:@? @7 E96 ?2EFC2= 82D A:A6=:?6 2D<65 E96 &]$] u:D9 2?5 (:=5=:76 $6CG:46 E@ C64@?D:56C :ED 62C=:6C 7:?5:?8 E92E E96 AC@;64E H@F=5 ?@E D:8?:7:42?E=J 92C> AC@E64E65 7:D9 2?5 32ED :? :ED A2E9]k^AmkAm%96 C6BF6DE 7C@> E96 u656C2= t?6C8J #68F=2E@CJ r@>>:DD:@?[ 2?5 H@C5 7C@> E96 u:D9 2?5 (:=5=:76 $6CG:46 E92E :E H:== 4@>A=J[ 42>6 EH@ H66<D 27E6C E96 $:6CC2 r=F3 2?5 @E96C 6?G:C@?>6?E2= 8C@FAD 7:=65 2 =682= 492==6?86 E@ E96 D6CG:46’D a_`f @A:?:@?]k^Am kAmp=E9@F89 E96 EH@ 286?4:6D’ 24E:@?D 2AA62C E@ 5@ H92E E96 =682= 492==6?86 925 2D<65 7@C[ 2E =62DE A2CE:2==J[ :E H2D ?@E 4=62C (65?6D52J H96E96C @?8@:?8 H@C< @? 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