Mountain Valley Completion Act may accelerate completion of pipeline
Monday, May 29, 2023
The completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline could be accelerated once the Mountain Valley Completion Act is signed into law, according to Pennsylvania Business Report.
The legislation was introduced last week by Rep. John Joyce (R-PA), who was joined by U.S. Reps. Carol Miller (R-WV), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) Mike Kelly (R-PA), Dan Meuser (R-PA), and Alex Mooney (R-WV).
“Ensuring that the natural resources beneath the feet of my constituents in Pennsylvania are able to reach Americans across the country is critical to returning our nation to energy dominance,” Joyce said. “Congress must clear the way to complete the Mountain Valley Pipeline and allow natural gas to flow to those who need it in the southern United States.”
After its completed the Mountain Valley Pipeline would provide up to 2 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day from the Marcellus and Utica shale formations to consumers in North and South Carolina.
Learn more: Pennsylvania Business Report > Bill introduced to complete Mountain Valley Pipeline
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What is fracking?
Fracking is a slang term for hydraulic fracturing. Fracturing is a process by which highly pressurized fluid is pumped thousands of feet into the ground to fracture rock formations. The goal is to release the natural gas that’s locked inside the rock.
Is it safe?
What most concerns people about fracturing is ground water contamination. The worry is that fractures underground, caused by the process, will extending upwards and into aquifers, releasing gas and chemicals into the ground water supply. There’s been no confirmed reports of such a thing happening. Though surface spills and drill site blowouts can lead to localized environmental concerns.
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Flammable water is caused by the release of methane gas into a drinking water supply. Methane gas occurs naturally and can be released by any kind of drilling, including water wells. In Pennsylvania officials fined Chesapeake Energy $1 million for contaminating ground water with methane. It was determined that the company had not properly cemented it’s boreholes and gas migrated up the well, between rock and into aquifers.