Court Tosses Controversial Pipeline Permits, Rules Forest Service Failed to ‘Speak for the Trees’

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By Olivia RosaneDec 14, 2018, 7:44 am106 ptsTrending
The Lorax would not approve of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline—the controversial pipeline intended to carry fracked natural gas through 600 miles in Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina. That's the sentiment behind a ruling by a Virginia appeals court Thursday tossing out a U.S. Forest Service permit for…

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