Supreme Court to Hear Appeal in Atlantic Coast Pipeline Case --Reuters

--The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal regarding a lower court's ruling that said the U.S. Forest Service lacked the authority to grant right of way for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which was slated to run from West Virginia to North Carolina, Reuters reported Friday.

--Dominion Energy Inc. (D) is joined by the Trump Administration in appealing the ruling by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which halted construction of the project, the report said.

--The 4th Circuit Court ruled the Forest Service didn't have the authority to allow a right-of-way for the pipe through National Park Service Land, including beneath a segment of the Appalachian Trail, the report said.

Full story: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-pipeline/u-s-supreme-court-takes-up-fight-over-7-5-billion-natural-gas-pipeline-idUSKBN1WJ1LZ?il=0

--Write to Stephen Nakrosis at stephen.nakrosis@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

October 04, 2019 13:13 ET (17:13 GMT)

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