"The operator of the natural gas conduit said inspectors found no problems, but federal officials won’t back that up." 

"Federal pipeline safety regulators are refusing to release information about their handling of a safety inspector’s complaint that the Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline was built unsafely.

The operator of the pipeline in Virginia and West Virginia said regulators at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration are satisfied with the company’s handling of the inspector’s complaints.

But the agency won’t corroborate that, saying it will “neither confirm nor deny the existence” any complaint or investigation. That has unsettled some people who live along the 3½-foot diameter pipeline."

Mike Soraghan reports for E&E News August 18, 2025. [2]