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Developers Seek Big Changes to the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Southgate Extension, Amid Sustained Opposition

Inside Climate News · By Hannah Chanatry · last updated
The pipeline extension from Virginia into North Carolina has been cut in length from 75 to 31 miles, but will be wider in diameter and carry more gas.

By Hannah Chanatry

Developers of the Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate extension are planning significant changes to the project intended to bring fracked gas from Virginia to North Carolina.

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