Granholm praises West Virginia gas pipeline backed by Manchin – By Rachel Frazin (The Hill) / April 24, 2023
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Friday praised a gas pipeline project and called for an independent government agency to proceed “expeditiously” on it.
Granholm’s letter in support of the Mountain Valley Pipeline – a project that has also been pushed by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) – comes amid tensions between the senator and administration on energy issues.
Granholm, in her letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), said the pipeline, which would carry natural gas from West Virginia to Virginia, “will enhance the Nation’s critical infrastructure for energy and national security.”
However, she stopped short of fully endorsing it, saying that the department “takes no position” on outstanding agency actions or litigation related to the project.
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