The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated on December 13 the U.S. Forest Service’s approval for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) to cross two national forests and the Appalachian Trail. The Court’s 60-page opinion came on a case brought by several ABRA members and others that was argued on September 28 (see ABRA Update #200 for details).
‘If I were Dominion I’d be panicked:’ Federal court vacates another Atlantic Coast Pipeline permit
- – Virginia Mercury – 12/13/18
The ticking bomb of climate change is America’s biggest threat
- – The Guardian – 11/29/18
Court reverses National Fuel eminent domain order
- – NBC2 News – 11/26/18
Climate change is destroying our national parks at an alarming rate, study finds
- – The Washington Post – 9/25/18
Agencies play tug of war over pipeline protection
- – E&E News – 8/23/18
Head of Jefferson National Forest temporarily reassigned as pipeline controversy continues
- – The Roanoke Times – 8/15/18
Here’s How to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions Without Taxing Them
- – The New York Times – 8/14/18
Authority for MVP to Cross Jefferson National Forest Vacated
The decision of the U.S. Forest Service to permit the Mountain Valley Pipeline to cross the Jefferson National Forest was vacated July 27 by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. The challenge to that decision had been brought by Sierra Club,
Pentagon removes numerous climate change references from Obama-era report
- – The Hill – 5/10/18