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POWHR Coalition @powhr.org · 02/07/2026

Organizing did this. Years of showing up, speaking out, and refusing to back down is how we win.

Full press release dated July 2, 2026 from POWHR announcing that Virginia DEQ has stopped processing the air permit for the proposed MVP Boost Swann Compressor Station in Elliston, Virginia. Features quotes from POWHR Community Organizer Crystal Mello, Appalachian Voices Virginia Campaign Coordinator Matt Allenbaugh, ARTivism Virginia Director Joshua Vana, and Lafayette community member Penny Artis. Calls on Montgomery County Board of Supervisors to deny site suitability and urges public comments to FERC.

POWHR Coalition @powhr.org · 28/06/2026

With the forecast today shaping up the same as yesterday, we're erring on the side of safety and postponing the Circle of Protection. Watch this space for a new date!

Flyer for the Circle of Protection in Eastern Montgomery County, VA. The event today is postponed. Stay tuned for a new date in July.

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POWHR Coalition @powhr.org · 26/06/2026

We will be celebrating this win with food, tunes from Catherine The Great, and community solidarity this Sunday, June 28th at 6905 Roanoke Rd in Shawsville, VA at our first monthly Circle of Protection from 2-4PM! Bring a camp chair and a potluck dish to share, friends!

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POWHR Coalition @powhr.org · 26/06/2026

Stay posted for more info about this news and the organizing that continues in protection of our communities!

LOCAL ORGANIZING AND ADVOCACY IS STOPPING THE PROPOSED MVP BOOST PROJECT AND SWANN COMPRESSOR STATION PLANNED FOR ELLISTON, VIRGINIA.

NO AMOUNT OF COMMERCIAL JARGON, GAS INDUSTRY FANTASY PR. OR DATA CENTER AND A I BUBBLE HYPE FROM EQT EXECUTIVES AND LOBBYISTS WILL CHANGE THE FACT THAT A 136, 900HP FRACKED GAS COMPRESSOR STATION - WHICH WOULD HEIGHTEN THE DANGER OF THE RUINOUS, POLLUTING, AND CRIMINAL MOUNTAIN VALLEY PIPELINE - IS FUNDAMENTALLY INCOMPATIBLE WITH ENSURING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF RESIDENTS OF EASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. VA AND OUR NEIGHBORS IN WEST VIRGINIA

HELP US #STOPMVPBOOST BY FOLLOWING AND SUPPORTING THE WORK OF OUR COALITION!
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND OPPORTUNITIES TO SHOW UP, VISIT THE LINKS IN OUR BIO AND LINKTREE.COM/ STOPMVPBOOST

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POWHR Coalition @powhr.org · 26/06/2026

Local organizing and advocacy is STOPPING this project. To join this fight to make sure MVP Boost and its 136,900HP fracked gas compressor station proposed for Elliston, VA are never built, stay connected with us, check out and attend our upcoming events, and head to www.linktree.com/stopmvpboost!

"Therefore, effective immediately, DEQ will stop processing the air permit application for the MVP Boost Project. If you provide documentation, either directly, or through Montgomery County for DEQ to consider that appears to satisfy all of the requirements in S10.1-1307 E of the Code of Virginia, you may resubmit the air permit application for consideration Should this be the case. DEQ's processing timelines will restart from the beginning of the process.

VA DEQ TO MVP / JOE MALLOW OF EQT. 6. 12.26

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POWHR Coalition @powhr.org · 26/06/2026

Citing problems identified by Montgomery County, VA residents and local organizers, represented in a December 2025 resolution from the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors (and a conflict with county site suitability issues) DEQ has put the permitting process on hold.

"Based on the foregoing information, including the apparent contradiction between the Forms dated October 27, 2025, and the December 15. 2025, BOS resolution, DEQ does not have sufficient information to consider 1) the character and degree of injury to, or interference with, safety, health, or the reasonable use of property which is caused or threatened to be caused; 2) the social and economic value of the activity involved and 3) the suitability of the activity to the area in which it IS located."

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POWHR Coalition @powhr.org · 26/06/2026

PAUSE!! Here's some Good News! The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has PAUSED the air pollution permit process for the MVP Boost project! 🧵

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has PAUSED the air pollution permit process for the MVP Boost project!

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POWHR Coalition @powhr.org · 25/06/2026

🧵We're gaining momentum and very close to reaching our goal of $15,000 to support air, noise, and water monitoring near the proposed MVP Boost Swann Compressor station site! Read the update here. 👇 mailchi.mp/c629563ff58f...

Support community monitoring with Mountain Valley Watch. Help us reach our goal, y'all. We're more than 70 percent of the way there. Support community-led air and noise monitoring to keep Eastern Montgomery County safe.

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POWHR Coalition @powhr.org · 19/06/2026

As we celebrate Juneteenth, here's some good news.

“The permitting process for Mountain Valley Pipeline’s planned compressor station has ground to a halt because of a discrepancy between a form Montgomery County submitted and a
resolution the Board of Supervisors passed last year.”

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POWHR Coalition @powhr.org · 11/06/2026

Tonight! Doors open at 6:00. Join us for a special screening and the West Virginia debut of the documentary VS. GOLIATH: Appalachia, part of the award-winning series, at 7:00 PM on Thursday, June 11th at The Ritz Theatre - Cinema & Performing Arts, located on 211 Ballengee St, historic Hinton, WV.

Tonight! Doors open at 6:00. Please join us for a special screening and the West Virginia debut of the documentary VS. GOLIATH: Appalachia, part of the award-winning series, at 7:00 PM on Thursday, June 11th at The Ritz Theatre - Cinema & Performing Arts, located on 211 Ballengee St, historic Hinton, WV.

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POWHR Coalition @powhr.org · 08/06/2026

Join us for a special screening of Vs. Goliath! 7:00 PM on Thursday, June 11th at The Ritz Theatre 211 Ballengee St, historic Hinton, WV.

Tikkun Olam Productions Presents: Vs. Goliath. Thursday, June 11th, 7:00 PM. Historic Ritz Theater. 211 Ballangee Street, Hinton, West Virginia.

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POWHR Coalition @powhr.org · 05/06/2026

Please join us for a special screening and the West Virginia debut of the documentary VS. GOLIATH: Appalachia, part of the award-winning VS Goliath series, at 7:00 PM on Thursday, June 11th at The Historic Ritz Theatre - Digital Cinema & Performing Arts, located on 211 Ballengee St, Hinton, WV.

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POWHR Coalition @powhr.org · 26/05/2026

Join us on TONIGHT on Zoom at 6:30PM! Protect Our Water Heritage Rights Coalition is collaborating with The Alliance for Appalachia, ARTivism Virginia, Appalachian Voices and Chesapeake Climate Action Network to bring you Rural Resistance 2.0! Register here! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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POWHR Coalition @powhr.org · 14/05/2026

📈This community-based air monitoring campaign is barely three weeks old and we're nearly 2/3 of the way!! www.every.org/protect-our-...

Community monitoring with Mountain Valley Watch. A yellow bird is perched on dogwood blossoms.

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POWHR Coalition @powhr.org · 20/04/2026

VIRGINIA TECH’S CLIMATE ACTION COMMITMENT: TAKING STOCK AND MOVING FORWARD Wednesday April 22nd, 12:30 - 2 p.m. Squires Student Center 134 (Honors College Studio) Register Here: forms.office.com/r/6G7qemDw05 #climateaction #VTech #Virginia

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POWHR Coalition @powhr.org · 09/04/2026

We have two great skill-sharing events coming up! Want to FOIA your government on data centers or other shenanigans? How about community-based air monitoring and stopping the MVP Boost project? 👉 powhr.org/events

Community Monitoring Day April 26 from 2 to 4 PM. Meadowbrook Library Community Room. 267 Alleghany Springs Road, Shawsville, Virginia, 24162.

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POWHR Coalition @powhr.org · 03/12/2025

We are organizing opposition to the proposed MVP Boost project, which would expand capacity at three existing MVP compressor stations in West Virginia and add a mega-sized Swann compressor station in Eastern Montgomery County, Virginia. Please support us into 2026! www.every.org/protect-our-...

People protesting holding signs that say Stop MVP

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POWHR Coalition @powhr.org · 06/04/2025

Let's build power together! We're tabling at this event with organizers from across the NRV. Join us today, Sunday April 6, 2025 from 2:00-3:30. Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 1301 Gladewood Drive, Blacksburg, Virginia.

Are you concerned about the future of our democracy? Do Something! A mobilizing event. Come, learn, engage, take action! Sunday April 6, 2025 from 2:00-3:30. Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 1301 Gladewood Drive, Blacksburg, Virginia.

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POWHR Coalition @powhr.org · 24/03/2025

Learn more and take action! 👉 nossep.org

Bright red and black illustration depicts a pipeline near homes and says No Transco SSEP!

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POWHR Coalition @powhr.org · 26/02/2025

🚨Right now Mountain Valley Pipeline developers are trying to get federal regulators to greenlight their pipeline extension. We are keeping up the fight! Join us for a virtual comment party on March 4! Register at this link: actionnetwork.org/events/virtu...

Join the virtual comment party to stop MVP Southgate! Tuesday March 4, 6:30 PM.

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POWHR Coalition @powhr.org · 06/02/2025

“Don't ever give up on us here in these parts of Appalachia. We're working hard. There's a lot of good people trying to do good work and learn. We're working hard to make it a just community for all lives.” - Crystal Mello, Community Organizer.

Community organizer Crystal Mello stands at a podium behind a banner that reads, "we stand for each other - stop MVP." To the left and right of the podium are two papier-mâché possum masks.

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