The Trump administration and the Atlantic Coast pipeline scored a resounding win against environmentalists at the Supreme Court on Monday, but developers still have to clear several permitting hurdles before work can begin.
The justices ruled 7-2 that a lower court overstepped when it canceled a critical permit allowing the East Coast natural gas project to cross the iconic Appalachian Trail.
The case focused on a technical legal question about which agency has authority to allow crossings of the Appalachian Trail, but came to symbolize a broader debate over the expansion of oil and gas infrastructure across the country.
While ...