The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has been urged to reject any request the agency might receive from Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC to bypass tree clearing restrictions under provisions of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). In a March 27
Army Corps Warned Not to Issue New Permit for ACP
The Norfolk District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has been told that it would violate legal requirements should it reinstate the suspended verification for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) using the Corps’ Nationwide 12 Permit (NWP12). The
FERC Is Asked to Halt ACP Construction
A new request to halt construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) was made to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in a January 14 filing by the Southern Environmental Law Center, Appalachian Mountain Advocates and Chesapeake Bay Foundation on
Fish and Wildlife Service Receive Input on Drafting New ACP Permit
A more thorough and less rushed process in developing a new biological opinion and taking statement for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline has been advocated to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) in separate comments submitted to the agency by
Inside the Supreme Court showdown over Atlantic Coast
Card – E&E News – 9/26/19
SELC Responds to DC Circuit Questions About FERC Case
The DC Circuit Court of Appeals has asked all of the parties involved in the legal cases challenging the certificate public convenience issued for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to response to several questions
Meet the Lawyers Beating Back Trump’s Reckless Environmental Policies — and Winning
Card – Rolling Stone – 9/20/19
SELC Comments to Forest Service on Appalachian Trail Issue
The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) wrote the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) on June 24 regarding the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ December 18 decision that the USFS lacked the authority to grant a right-of-way for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
FERC and ACP, LLC File Response Briefs in Challenge to ACP Certificate
The lawsuit challenging the certificate of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) moved a step closer to being considered by the DC Circuit Court of Appeals with the filing of response briefs by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), on June
Brief Filed in Lawsuit Challenging ACP’s FERC Certificate
The opening brief in a lawsuit challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) certificate that allows construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) was filed on April 5 with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Appalachian