Federal court order shuts down work on Atlantic Coast Pipeline
RICHMOND, Va. — A federal appellate court has vacated a key permit granted to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, an order Tuesday that means all work on the multistate project must stop, according to attorneys who argued the case for environmental groups.The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says an “incidental take” statement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, meant to protect threatened or endangered species, provided no specific limits for the allowable impact. […]
