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).
State Officials Applaud U.S. Supreme Court Atlantic Coast Pipeline Decision
- – The Intelligencer. Wheeling News-Register – 6/17/20
ACP Responds to Buckingham Compressor Station Court Decision
Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC (ACP, LLC) has finally submitted a response to the January 7 decision by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to vacate the Buckingham compressor station. ACP, LLC made recently two supplemental information submissions to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ),
Army Corps Appeals Court Decision Vacating NWP12 Program
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers filed on May 13 an appeal with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals of the Montana U.S. District Court of the decision that vacated the authority of the Corps to issue new stream crossing permits under the Corps’ Nationwide 12 program.
U.S. Supreme Court decision on groundwater discharges is a huge win for the environment
- – Virginia Mercury – 5/1/20
Court Denies Request for A Stay of Keystone XL Decision Affecting NWP 12
Chief Judge Brian Morris for the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana said on April 28 that he would not issue an administrative stay to his April 15 order blocking the Army Corps’ Nationwide Permit 12 (NWP12) program,
Arbitrary, capricious decisions spell trouble for pipeline
- – The Recorder – 3/5/20
Court’s decision on pipeline case a bump in the road
- – The Recorder – 10/31/19
Appalachian pipelines face new setbacks amid renewed national scrutiny
- – 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.