September 7, 2023

Protect Appalachia -- Women's Delegation tells UBS Bank: Stop Financing Mountain Valley Pipeline


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Protect Appalachia -- Women's Delegation tells UBS Bank: Stop Financing Mountain Valley Pipeline

“Violence on the Land is Violence on our Bodies”: Appalachian Frontline Women’s Divestment Delegation Highlights Dangers of Mountain Valley Pipeline in Meeting with UBS Bank

By Divest Invest Protect and
The Women's Earth and Climate Action Network International
Censored News
Wednesday, September 6, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, California— On September 6, a delegation of frontline women leaders from Appalachia and advocates met with UBS Bank to highlight concerns of human rights violations along the Mountain Valley Pipeline, as well as environmental harms in the Appalachian region as a result of the pipeline.

During the meeting, the Appalachian Frontline Women’s Divestment Delegation provided testimony and shared stories, data and research on the multiple ways that the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and its construction pose a serious threat to communities, water, air quality and the global climate.