'If I were Dominion I'd be panicked:' Federal court vacates another Atlantic Coast Pipeline permit
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, based in Richmond, vacated another permit for Dominion Energys Atlantic Coast Pipeline Thursday, this time concluding that the U.S. Forest Service lacked the authority to allow the pipeline across the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, among other findings.
An environmental attorney who worked on the case says the decision denies Dominion a critical crossing that the pipeline needs to proceed as planned.
This is a really consequential decision for this project, said Greg Buppert, an attorney with the Southern Environmental Law Center in Charlottesville. If I were Dominion I would be panicked.
A Dominion spokesman did not respond to a request for comment on the decision. The company was reportedly looking for an assist from Congress to get around the legal pitfall.
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