Urge the Forest Service to Reject the Mountain Valley Pipeline

Urge the Forest Service to reject Mountain Valley Pipeline construction in the Jefferson National Forest before February 21!

The U.S. Forest Service is on track to approve construction of the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline through the Jefferson National Forest. But allowing the Pipeline’s construction within the national forest would threaten the integrity of the forest and expose local communities – and the water upon which they depend – to a wide array of environmental dangers.

MVP is over-budget, past deadline, dismissive of frontline communities, and extremely dangerous to our environment. We cannot allow this deeply flawed fracked gas project to destroy miles of the Jefferson National Forest.

Demand the U.S. Forest Service protect the Jefferson National Forest from the Mountain Valley Pipeline!

Send a comment to the U.S. Forest Service today to demand they protect the Jefferson National Forest and reject Mountain Valley Pipeline construction on public lands!

Roanoke County, Virginia USA – Mountain Valley Pipeline MVP laying a gas pipeline next to a farmer's field in Franklin County, Virginia, USA on July 21th, 2018.

This comment period concludes on February 21– make sure you’re able to have your say and take action right now. Urge the Forest Service to reject Mountain Valley Pipeline construction in the Jefferson National Forest!

During the Trump administration, the U.S. Forest Service took permitting action to clear the way for the Mountain Valley Pipeline to be built through the Jefferson National Forest. But the U.S. Court of Appeals rejected those approvals due to the agency’s faulty review of MVP’s impacts on the surrounding environment and local communities.

Now, the U.S. Forest Service is trying again to push MVP’s permit through. But allowing the pipeline’s construction within the Jefferson National Forest would significantly threaten the integrity of the forest and continue to expose local communities – and the water upon which they depend – to a wide array of environmental dangers.

The Jefferson National Forest straddles the border of Virginia and West Virginia, but the truth is that this also endangers North Carolina. Not only would allowing this construction within a national forest set a dangerous precedent for both this and other pipeline projects, but if this proposal is allowed to go through, it will have a domino effect and make it much easier for the rest of MVP’s construction to be completed – or extended – in all three states.

We cannot allow this deeply flawed fracked gas project to destroy miles of the pristine Jefferson National Forest. MVP is over-budget, past deadline, dismissive of frontline communities, and extremely dangerous to our environment.

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Subject Don’t allow Mountain Valley Pipeline in Jefferson National Forest

Dear Dr. Wilkes,

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On December 23, 2022, the U.S. Forest Service issued a revised environmental impact statement that proposes new construction guidelines and would enable the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline to be built within the Jefferson National Forest. I’m writing to you today to urge the Forest Service to protect the National Forest and select Alternative 1, the No Action alternative. The Mountain Valley Pipeline is inconsistent with the Forest Plan, and I urge you to reject the eleven proposed amendments and exceptions.

Let me explain why the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) should be prevented from being constructed on our public lands. To start, this revised statement still does not adequately take into account the severe risks to the water, land, and wildlife in the immediate vicinity of the Pipeline’s construction.

Allowing the Pipeline’s construction within the Jefferson National Forest would threaten the integrity of the forest and expose local communities – and the water upon which they depend – to a wide array of environmental dangers.

Lastly, frontline communities have been repeatedly ignored by those making decisions about the lands upon which they live and rely on. The U.S. Forest Service must do better to work with these communities to fully understand any construction’s impact and their needs.

Please protect the Jefferson National Forest and select Alternative 1, the No Action alternative, and reject any changes to the Forest Plan. Thank you.

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