Elected officials in Virginia are urging federal regulators to delay the opening of the Mountain Valley pipeline. The Board of Supervisors in Montgomery County has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) not to proceed with the 303-mile natural gas pipeline until all safety testing and subsequent remediation has been completed. The pipeline has been under increased scrutiny since a pipe segment burst during hydrotesting on May 1. The developer, Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC, has asked FERC to issue an authorization by May 23. Virginia Rep. Morgan Griffith (R) has argued that the agreement between the project and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration should be enforced.

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