Supreme Court Clears Way for Pipeline to Cross the Appalachian Trail

The U.S. Supreme Court resolved a question of permitting jurisdiction to clear the way for the $8 billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline to tunnel underneath the Appalachian Trail.

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June 16, 2020, 10:00 AM PDT

By James Brasuell @CasualBrasuell


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"The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a permit for a controversial $8 billion gas pipeline that would tunnel below the famed Appalachian Trail," reports John Kruzel and Rebecca Beitsch.

Environmental groups challenged the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) on the grounds that the U.S. Forest Service didn't have the authority to approve the permit for the project. "The dispute stemmed from the Department of the Interior’s decision to make the National Park Service (NPS) responsible for the Appalachian Trail," according to the article.

The ACP will carry natural gas about 600 miles between West Virginia to North Carolina.

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