Oil & Gas Journal: The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 June 15 that the US Forest Service properly exercised its authority under the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 to grant a permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to pass through a national forest beneath the Appalachian Trail.
The decision eliminated one of the larger hurdles to construction of the 600-mile natural gas pipeline, though by no means all legal challenges. The decision overturned one of several judgments by the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, leaving the case pending before that appellate court.
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