- – Virginia Mercury – 6/23/20
Foot on the gas: Anti-pipeline activists fight on, undeterred by Supreme Court
- – Cville – 6/24/20
Supreme Court Oks ACP to Cross Appalachian Trail in Cowpasture Decision
The U.S. Supreme Court, by a 7-2 decision on June 15, overturned a decision by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals that the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) did not have authority to grant a permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to cross the Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Trail).
New Report Documents Impact of Pipelines Crossing Streams and Rivers
West Virginia Rivers Coalition and Trout Unlimited have released a new report discussing the impact pipeline construction has on rivers and streams. Reducing Impacts of Pipelines Crossing Rivers and Streams notes that the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Mountain Valley Pipeline routes include over 2,600 waterbody crossings in West Virginia,
Pipeline wins Appalachian Trail battle but may lose war
- – E&E News – 6/16/20
State Officials Applaud U.S. Supreme Court Atlantic Coast Pipeline Decision
- – The Intelligencer. Wheeling News-Register – 6/17/20
During construction hiatus, MVP changes plans for Roanoke River crossing
- – The Roanoke Times – 6/1/20
Reinstatement of Army Corps’ NWP 12 Authority Denied by Appeals Court
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied on May 28 a request of the U.S. Corps of Engineers and the owner of the Keystone XL Pipeline to reinstate the Nationwide Permit 12 (NWP12) authority of the Corps. A federal district court in Montana had ruled on April 15 that the Corps had violated the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in issuing the current NWP12 and revoked the Corps’ authority to issue any new permits for pipeline projects to cross streams and rivers.
Mountain Valley Pipeline requests variance to tunnel under Roanoke River
- – WHSV News – 5/22/20
Appeals Court Urged to Keep Freeze on Army Corps’ NWP 12 for Pipelines
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has been urged to uphold a Federal District Court in Montana’s ruling prohibiting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Nationwide Permit 12 (NWP12) program from issuing new permits for oil and natural gas pipelines.