When Congress raised the debt ceiling, it also approved a provision that cleared the way for construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. The measure told federal agencies like the National Forest Service to approve construction permits within 21 days and blocked federal courts from getting in the way.
Builders of the MVP immediately asked judges to throw out pending lawsuits that could have stopped the project – and environmentalists have until Thursday to object. Sandy Hausman reports on why they might prevail.
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