Greenbrier County | Marcellus Drilling News

Two Kids Arrested for Blocking MVP Pipeline Construction in WV

August 9, 2021August 9, 2021

Two out-of-state anti-fossil fuel protesters, one just a girl of 19 years old, were arrested Friday morning after they chained themselves to equipment at a construction site for the 303-mile Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) in Greenbrier County, WV. Anna Grace Woolly, 19, of Viles, NC, and Thomas George Tackett, 25, of Jackson, MO were arrested and charged with trespassing, obstructing an officer, and conspiracy.
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Greenbrier County | Industrywide Issues | Regulation | West Virginia

Small Town in West Virginia Bans Marcellus Drilling Inside City Limits

March 18, 2011March 18, 2011

The city of Lewisburg (Greenbrier County), WV, population 3,624 has banned “any further drilling” in the city limits with respect to the Marcellus Shale.