The permits for Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Southgate extension project through Virginia to North Carolina will remain in place as environmental groups continue their challenge over its regulatory approval.
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied groups’ bid for a stay of the Clean Water Act permits both states issued for the development on Wednesday, allowing construction of the 31-mile natural gas pipeline to continue. The court didn’t explain its reasoning for refusing the stay a day after oral arguments, but it said an opinion will follow.
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