As part of the MVP Southgate’s regulatory review, the project team applied to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NC DEQ) for a state water quality certification permit. This application includes extensive details about the project’s proposed crossing of creeks, streams and rivers along the 48-mile route in North Carolina, as well as other…
Opponents of the MVP Southgate project have been busy spreading misinformation about this important proposed infrastructure line. Here are some of the most common questions circulating about the project, along with the facts about what’s really going on. Question: Is the MVP Southgate project being built to export gas overseas? Fact: The MVP Southgate project…
Construction and operation of the proposed MVP Southgate project would have limited impacts that could be reduced to less than significant levels, according to a Draft Environmental Impact Statement recently issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The 421-page report evaluates the project and its potential impacts based off of various sources, including scientific literature, regulatory…
Rockingham County Education Foundation celebrated 10 years of dedication to increasing educational opportunities for county residents with a fundraiser bash that pulled in $46,000 in ticket sales and sponsorships this year. More than 120 people attended the April 12, 2019 event at the Wright Memorial Event Center in Eden, where guests gathered for dinner, silent…
High and middle school students from across North Carolina converged on Cedar Rock Park in Alamance this spring for the state’s annual Envirothon competition. Millie Langley, an Envirothon coordinator and soil conservationist with the Guilford Soil & Water Conservation District, said the state event started in 1991 with just five teams. Over the years, the…
North Carolina’s population has skyrocketed by nearly 2 million people in the past 15 years and is expected to grow by another 2 million by 2035, according to the Office of State Budget and Management. The growth has been particularly strong in central North Carolina, where local gas distribution company PSNC Energy has added 100,000…
Staff members from the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology, the North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers participated in an archaeological site visit on April 25, 2019 along the proposed MVP Southgate project route in Rockingham County, North Carolina. The visit was designed to provide members of state…