The cancelation of Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) and a court ruling to shut down Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) illustrate the difficulties facing pipeline owners, with a need for permitting reform referenced by groups and officials in the industry. Environmental groups and others who oppose the projects welcomed the news as indications that legal battles can be won and persistence can pay off when regulatory rollbacks to facilitate pipeline additions do not follow the law. The cancelation of ACP made it another pipeline that was halted after FERC approval and legal challenges, following Constitution Pipeline and Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.'s Northeast Supply Enhancement Project.
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