Around that time, the pipeline builders also submitted a strict schedule for getting federal permits so they could begin construction. The pipeline has to cross the trail somewhere, and Dominion got no other spots approved as backup. “We are confident we will prevail on appeal.”Work on the entire length of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline was halted this month after other federal judges delayed permits from the U.S. The Atlantic Coast Pipeline is one of two major gas pipeline projects in Virginia. The other is the 300-mile Mountain Valley Pipeline, which also runs from West Virginia to North Carolina.

Source: Washington Post December 13, 2018 19:08 UTC