Protesters said that the lawsuit signals a concerning trend in movement repression, but it won’t quell their efforts.
A legal battle currently unfolding in southern Virginia will set the stage for future environmental protests. A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge signed an order on Nov. 2 imposing injunctions against six defendants and pipeline protesters in a lawsuit brought by Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), LLC, a joint venture between five fossil fuel companies: Equitrans Midstream Partners, LP...