A unanimous 4th Circuit panel issued an April 29 decision rejecting critics’ attempt to block the permit for MVP Southgate project during the appeal. “The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection cited MVP for violating water quality standards during an open-cut stream crossing in November 2023. “This was the record of past noncompliance before NCDEQ in the issuance of this 401 certification,” environmental lawyers argued. “More generally, Petitioners’ account of water quality impacts from Mainline construction is at odds with reality,” the companies argued. “Pipeline’s supporters, critics offer legal arguments to 4th Circuit” was originally published on www.carolinajournal.com.