Court Rejects Key Permit for Atlantic Coast Natural Gas Pipeline

SUGAR LAND--December 17, 2018--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Late last week, a federal appeals court vacated a permit allowing the Atlantic Coast natural gas pipeline from West Virginia to North Carolina to cross national forests and the Appalachian Trail. The pipeline is one of a handful of projects designed to move natural gas out of Appalachia into markets in the southeastern United States that is plagued by permitting issues.

Details of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and other pipeline projects in the region

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