Court puts breaks on Mountain Valley Pipeline across Appalachian Trail and national f

[WhiteBlaze]

The Wilderness Society (press release) (blog)

Court puts breaks on Mountain Valley Pipeline across Appalachian Trail and national forest The Wilderness Society (press release) (blog) "The Mountain Valley Pipeline would harm public lands in Virginia and West Virginia including a roadless area, old growth forest, the Appalachian Trail, rare wild species and local drinking water. This area is simply too wild to develop. " “We hoped ...

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[petedelisio]

Such behavior from the Forest Service... Disheartening.

[Feral Bill]

Such behavior from the Forest Service... Disheartening.

Disheartening, yes, but not unusual at all.

[MuddyWaters]

The forest service isnt about conservation, as one might think. Its about building access (roads) and consuming all the forest resources. Through logging, oil and mineral rights, etc. Truly horrible horrible branch of govermnent. Their mis-steps in "management " of resources are so blatantly awful, its unbelievanble.

[Old Hillwalker]

It,s a shame that nobody spoke out about the Forest Service burying the toxic spoil from the Ore Hill Mine right in the middle of the AT Corridor in New Hampshire around ten years ago. As the AT passes through the site, it passes an a small oddly shaped pond. The pond seems out of place, and it is, as it was built as a water supply for the old mine which lies a bit down hill from the pond in a southerly direction.

[Highland Goat]

Before the 1970s the AT went straight through the Ore Hill Mine site, now it is a fair bit to the West.