May 29, 2024--Written by Paul Wiseman for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Since the start of construction in 2018, the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), designed to carry natural gas from the Marcellus and Utica fields in West Virginia to a hub in Virginia, has been embroiled in a tug-o-war between the energy industry and environmental interests. Now it appears poised to begin operations sometime in early June.