Fast-Track Permits Stay Blocked for Keystone XL, Other Pipes (1)

摘要

The Ninth Circuit delivered a major blow to the energy industry Thursday, refusing to freeze a lower court’s decisionto block a streamlined permit for Keystone XL and other pipelines.The Trump administration and energy industry players lost their bid to sideline the ruling, which bars the ArmyCorps of Engineers from using a fast-track water permitting approach for new oil and gas lines.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said the government and energy companies “have not demonstrateda sufficient likelihood of success on the merits and probability of irreparable harm to warrant a stay pendingappeal.”