High court appeal made on ACP, as green groups counter ‘barrier’ idea

摘要

Dominion Energy and the US Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court to overturn a decision holding up the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, as environmental groups challenged assertions being used to make that pitch. The 600-mile, 1.5 Bcf/d natural gas project, intended to move Appalachian gas to Mid-Atlanticmarkets, has hit a series of legal setbacks, including a 4th USCircuit Court of Appeals decision that struck federal authorizations allowing the pipelineto cross the Appalachian National Scenic Trail and national forests.