- – Think Progress – 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.
Sixteen State AGs Urge Supreme Court to Take Forest Service Case
Sixteen Republican State Attorneys General, led by West Virginia AG Patrick Morrisey, filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to accept the appeal made by the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC (ACP, LLC) to overturn the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decision to vacate the U.S.
Federal court strikes down Fish and Wildlife permit for Atlantic Coast Pipeline
- – Richmond Times-Dispatch – 7/26/19
Pipeline permit vacated by court
- – The Recorder – 8/01/19
‘Decision is completely wrong’: W.Va. Attorney General leads move to overturn pipeline ruling
- – Bluefield Daily Telegraph – 8/1/19
Pipeline Politics; MVP and ACP Face Rocky Road
- – NPR WVTF – 7/23/19
Crucial Legal Decisions Expected in Coming Months
Construction activity on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline was suspended several months ago as the result of a stay from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding a successful challenge to the endangered species biological opinion that had been issued by the U.S.
Mountain Valley ‘quick take’ fight heads to Supreme Court
- – E&E News – 7/8/19