08/23/2026
We have one week to tell the EPA that OUR VOICES MATTER!
https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-1212-0001
Eliminating mandatory public comments silences communities. Public comment periods are a necessary part of these application processes. We do not need to get rid of public participation, we must encourage it. The public deserves to be included every step of the way. We have a right to protect our environment and speak up for what we believe in.
The Mountain Valley Pipeline Boost Expansion Project, and the proposed Swann Compressor Station specifically, is currently halted after POWHR’s Environmental Justice Working Group notified Virginia's Department of Environmental Quality of the 2022 Virginia Tech household survey and various safety concerns held by community members and by the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors. On June 12th, the DEQ stopped processing the project’s air application due to a legal discrepancy between the County’s Board of Supervisors resolution of opposition and a site suitability form stating the siting of the project was suitable for operation. Right now, federal rules require states to provide notice and an opportunity for public comment and participation on most minor source air pollution permits, but the EPA has now proposed a rule that, if finalized, would remove the current federal requirement that states provide public notice and an opportunity to comment on most air pollution permit applications and permit modifications under their minor source permitting programs.
Your voice matters! Leave a comment expressing your concerns today.
