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.
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
Our View: Is this a pause or a crash for gas pipeline?
- – The Fayetteville Observer – 2/7/19
Army Corps, National Park Service Ask Court to Vacate Key ACP Permits
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers filed a motion on January 18 with the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals for a remand and vacating of the permit that the Huntington District of the Corps had issued for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) to cross rivers and streams and West Virginia.
4th Circuit Court nixes pipeline permit
- – The Recorder – 12/20/18
Fourth Circuit Throws Out Forest Service Approvals for the ACP
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
Court vacates key permit for pipeline
- – The Recorder – 12/13/18
Fourth Circuit Vacates MVP’s Nationwide 12 Permit
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ issuance of a Nationwide 12 Permit to the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) has been held to be invalid by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. The November 27 Order from the Court held that Corps’ permit for the MVP violated the Clean Water Act and that the project will likely require an individual permit to cross streams.