Sierra Club v. United States Army Corps of Engineers

ELR Citation: 50 ELR 20257
No(s). 20-2039 (4th Cir. Dec 1, 2020)

The Fourth Circuit stayed a pipeline company's use of a nationwide permit, verified by the Army Corps of Engineers, to carry out construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline in streams and rivers along the pipeline's route. Environmental groups argued the verification was unlawful because the Corps ...