On 29 May 2024, 25-year-old Elsa McLaughlin Schlensker blocked access to the Mountain Valley Pipeline by suspending herself on a tripod in the roadway. She was taken into custody by police, transported to the Montgomery County Jail, and charged with obstructing free passage.

The Mountain Valley Pipeline is a gas pipeline spanning approximately 300 miles (480km) from northwestern West Virginia into southern Virginia in the United States. Environmental advocates have spent a decade fighting the construction of the pipeline, which started in 2018. The pipeline became operational on June 14, 2024.