- – News Leader – 8/15/19
Halt to Future ACP Construction Requested in Wake of FWS Court Decision
Construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) should be prohibited because of the
July 26 decision by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to vacate the biological opinion
(BiOp)and incidental take statement (ITC) issued by the U.S.
Fourth Circuit Vacates Fish and Wildlife Permit for ACP . . . Again
The Fourth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals on July 26 struck down the latest permit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) had issued for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP). The issue arose from a requirement in the Endangered Species Act that (quoting from the decision) “the proposed pipeline will not jeopardize the continued existence of several endangered and threatened species that are likely to be impacted by pipeline construction.
Pipeline permit vacated by court
- – The Recorder – 8/01/19
4th Circuit casts critical eye on Atlantic Coast permits
- – E&E News EnergyWire – 5/10/19
Fish and Wildlife Case on the ACP Is Set for Oral Argument on May 9
The lawsuit challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) biological opinion and incidental take statement for the Atlantic Coast (ACP) that led to work stopping on the project is scheduled for oral argument on Thursday, May 9 before a three-judge panel of the U.S.
State scientists confirm more sightings of endangered bumblebee along pipeline route
- – The Roanoke Times – 8/23/18