Spokesman: Dominion Energy to appeal Atlantic Coast Pipeline ruling
RICHMOND, Va. — Dominion Energy plans to keep fighting for the future of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project, according to a company spokesman.
Karl Neddenien, ACP spokesman, said the company plans to appeal a decision by the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals not to reconsider a ruling that denied a permit allowing the pipeline’s route to go through two national forests and across the Appalachian Trail.
“We are confident that the U.S. Departments of Interior and Agriculture have the authority to resolve the Appalachian Trail crossing issue administratively in a manner that satisfies the Court’s stated objection and in a timeframe consistent with a restart of at least partial construction during the third quarter,” Neddenien said. “We will continue to work to resolve the outstanding biological opinion issue, as well as the Appalachian Trail issue, and continue to believe, as a result, that at least partial construction will recommence in the third quarter of 2019.”
The company plans to file an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court in the next 90 days, Neddenien said.
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