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Shale Law Weekly Review – March 2, 2020
Pipelines: Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments Related to Construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline Across the Appalachian Trail
On February 24, 2020 the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments related to construction of the Atlantic Coast pipeline across the Appalachian Trail (Atlantic Coast Pipeline v. Cowpasture River Preservation Ass’n, No. 18-1587). On June 25, 2019, Atlantic Coast Pipeline filed a Petition asking the Supreme Court to review a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The Fourth Circuit ruled that the U.S. Forest Service did not have the authority to grant a special use permit giving the Atlantic […]
