UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSIONIn the Matter ofMOUNTAIN VALLEY PIPELINE. LLCDocket No. CP 19-14-000MOTION TO Mvp-Southgate-Motion-To-Intervene-And-Protest-12-10-18.Pdf INTERVENE AND PROTEST OF APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN ADVOCATES. APPALACHIAN VOICES. CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, CHESAPEAKE CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK. HAW RIVER ASSEMBLY. AND THE SIERRA CLUBI. .MOTION TO INTERVENEPursuant to 18 C.F.R. §§ 157.10. 385.211. and 385.214. the following parties move to interve Mvp-Southgate-Motion-To-Intervene-And-Protest-12-10-18.Pdfne and protest in (he above-captioned proceedings and request an evidentiary hearing on the application of Mountain Valley Pipeline. LLC (’’Mountain V
alley") for the Southgate Project (“the Project"):Appalachian Mountain Advocates IS a non-profit law and policy center focused on protection of the enUNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSIONIn the Matter ofMOUNTAIN VALLEY PIPELINE. LLCDocket No. CP 19-14-000MOTION TO Mvp-Southgate-Motion-To-Intervene-And-Protest-12-10-18.Pdf sensible energy policies that protect the environmental and economic well-being of the citizens of the region in the short and long term. Appalachian Mountain Advocates opposes any energy development that unreasonably impacts the region’s communities, landscapes, and water resources and contributes Mvp-Southgate-Motion-To-Intervene-And-Protest-12-10-18.Pdf to long-term reliance on climate-altering fossil fuels.Appalachian Voices is an awaid-wiruiing. nonprofit organization working in partnership with lo
cal people and communities to defend the natural heritage and economic future of the Appalachian region. Our primary focus is to strengthen the1and RaUNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSIONIn the Matter ofMOUNTAIN VALLEY PIPELINE. LLCDocket No. CP 19-14-000MOTION TO Mvp-Southgate-Motion-To-Intervene-And-Protest-12-10-18.Pdfstruction and operation of the MVP Southgate pipeline would harm the interests of our members by facilitating the hydraulic fracturing and fossil fuel production that degrades the climate, environmental health, and endangered species habitat that we seek to defend. The pipeline’s route would threate Mvp-Southgate-Motion-To-Intervene-And-Protest-12-10-18.Pdfn the environmental health of the communities through which It would pass with hazardous spills. Furthermore, the pipeline would threaten the aquatic
habitat of the Atlantic pigtoe. an imperiled freshwater mussel currently proposed for listing under the Endangered Species Act.The Chesapeake Climate UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSIONIn the Matter ofMOUNTAIN VALLEY PIPELINE. LLCDocket No. CP 19-14-000MOTION TO Mvp-Southgate-Motion-To-Intervene-And-Protest-12-10-18.Pdfuel infrastructure causes in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington. D C. and to securing policies that will put US on a path to climate stability. CCAN has offices in Takoma Park. Md.. Richmond. Va.. and Norfolk, Va One of the primary tools CCAN uses to fight climate change and move toward a clean-ener Mvp-Southgate-Motion-To-Intervene-And-Protest-12-10-18.Pdfgy future IS building, educating, and mobilizing a powerfill grassroots movement to push for a societal switch away from dirty fossil-fuel energy and
toward clean energy. In support of its mission. CCAN opposes projects that could contribute to climate change, harm the public, and degrade the ChesapUNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSIONIn the Matter ofMOUNTAIN VALLEY PIPELINE. LLCDocket No. CP 19-14-000MOTION TO Mvp-Southgate-Motion-To-Intervene-And-Protest-12-10-18.Pdf. signed an online petition, or attended a CC AN-sponsored event, of our supporters, more than 20.000 live in Virginia CCAN supporters live, exercise, work, raise children, garden, fish. boat, and3recreate on a regular basis on or near the route of die Project. CCAN seeks to intervene in this procee Mvp-Southgate-Motion-To-Intervene-And-Protest-12-10-18.Pdfding because the Project will exacerbate climate change in a region that is particularly susceptible to the impacts, will lock the region in lo future
reliance on iossil fuels while taking resources away from renewable energy and energy efficiency, and will cause additional environmental and economiUNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSIONIn the Matter ofMOUNTAIN VALLEY PIPELINE. LLCDocket No. CP 19-14-000MOTION TO Mvp-Southgate-Motion-To-Intervene-And-Protest-12-10-18.Pdfan T ake, and to build a watershed community tliat shares this vision. Our goals are to promote environmental education, conservation and pollution prevention; to speak as a voice for the river in rhe public arena; and to put into peoples' hands the tools and the knowledge they need to be effective Mvp-Southgate-Motion-To-Intervene-And-Protest-12-10-18.Pdfguardians of the river.The Haw River IS at the headwaters of the Cape Fear River Basin, and includes the Joi dan Lake reservoir providing drinking wat
er and recreation to North Carolina Tributaries of the Haw River and Jordan Lake How tlu ough Guilford. Rockingham. Caswell. Alamance. Orange. ChathamUNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSIONIn the Matter ofMOUNTAIN VALLEY PIPELINE. LLCDocket No. CP 19-14-000MOTION TO Mvp-Southgate-Motion-To-Intervene-And-Protest-12-10-18.Pdf\ er Assembly is dedicated to the goal of cm noiuncntal justicc and equality for all people in our watershed. The Haw River Assembly is a stronger organization mid our work to protect water is more successful when our organization represents the full diversity of people living m our w atershed. We b Mvp-Southgate-Motion-To-Intervene-And-Protest-12-10-18.Pdfelieve all people should have access to enjoyment of rhe natural world and a voice in decisions that may affect their envnonmcnl and or health. Uns pr
oject poses serious environmental threats to rhe Haw River watershed, rhe people who depend on it for drinking water and4recreation, and the wildlife UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSIONIn the Matter ofMOUNTAIN VALLEY PIPELINE. LLCDocket No. CP 19-14-000MOTION TO Mvp-Southgate-Motion-To-Intervene-And-Protest-12-10-18.Pdfy hacked gas pipeline project.The Siena Chib IS a national nonprofit organization of approximately 780.000 members dedicated to exploring, enjoying, and protecting the wild places of the earth; to practicing and promoting the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources; to educating and Mvp-Southgate-Motion-To-Intervene-And-Protest-12-10-18.Pdfenlisting humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment, and to using all lawful means to carry out these objective
s. Siena Chib leads the charge to move away from fossil fuels that cause chmate disruption and towaid a clean energy economy.The Virginia Chapter of tUNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSIONIn the Matter ofMOUNTAIN VALLEY PIPELINE. LLCDocket No. CP 19-14-000MOTION TO Mvp-Southgate-Motion-To-Intervene-And-Protest-12-10-18.Pdfas over 20.000 members and offices located ui Raleigh and Wilmington. The energy choices we make today will impact members for generations to come. Siena Club firmly believes that Virginians and North Carolinians want and deserve clean an to breathe, safe water to drink and good local jobs Bur our u Mvp-Southgate-Motion-To-Intervene-And-Protest-12-10-18.Pdftilities and many of our leaders are relying on dirty fuels that put OIU health at risk, destroy our land and contribute to climate disruption. Buildi
ng clean, renewable energy like wind and solar power, and conserving energy through efficiency programs. will jump start new industries, create jobs aUNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSIONIn the Matter ofMOUNTAIN VALLEY PIPELINE. LLCDocket No. CP 19-14-000MOTION TO Mvp-Southgate-Motion-To-Intervene-And-Protest-12-10-18.Pdfuces. fragments our forests, threatens endangered species, disrupts cultiual attachments and communities adjacent to the con idol , impacts our historic resources,5violates property rights, inflicts economic damage on communities and continues to block the development of renewable energy sources.Tog Mvp-Southgate-Motion-To-Intervene-And-Protest-12-10-18.Pdfether, these groups represent thousands of citizens, consumers, and landowners that would be directly affected by construction and operation of the pr
oposed pipeline and associated facilities. Although these groups share common goals, each group has its own independent mission and supporter base andUNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSIONIn the Matter ofMOUNTAIN VALLEY PIPELINE. LLCDocket No. CP 19-14-000MOTION TO Mvp-Southgate-Motion-To-Intervene-And-Protest-12-10-18.Pdfroceedings.The movant’s interests are not adequately represented by any existing party to the proceeding and their participation would further the public interest This motion is timely filed in accordance with FERC’s November 19. 2018 Notice.II. COMMUNICATIONS AND SERVICEAll communications, pleading Mvp-Southgate-Motion-To-Intervene-And-Protest-12-10-18.Pdfs, and orders with respect to this proceeding should be sent to the following group representatives:Benjamin A. Luckett Senior Attorney Appalachian Mo
untain Advocates PO Box 507Lewisburg, wv 24901 (304) 645-0125 bluckett@appalmad.orgPeter AndersonVirginia Program Manager Appalachian Voices 812 East UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSIONIn the Matter ofMOUNTAIN VALLEY PIPELINE. LLCDocket No. CP 19-14-000MOTION TO