Environmental groups have dropped an appeal in their challenge against a federal permit for a 55-mile natural gas pipeline in Virginia and North Carolina.
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals offered a detailed explanation Thursday for its April decision to reject environmental groups’ attempt to stop work on a natural gas pipeline in North Carolina.
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals will not block a 55-mile natural gas pipeline project from moving forward in North Carolina and Virginia as environmental groups challenge a federal water permit.
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals must decide whether to block a 55-mile natural gas pipeline project in North Carolina and Virginia while environmental groups challenge a federal water permit issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers.
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a stay that would have blocked work on a natural gas pipeline in North Carolina while environmental groups challenge a state permit.
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals questioned Tuesday whether North Carolina regulators took proper steps to avoid environmental damage from a planned natural gas pipeline in Rockingham County.
Testing shows Rocco has the highest total PFAS levels of any water treatment plant in NC and the highest Gen-X levels of any groundwater-based system in the US.
A federal judge has decided not to grant an injunction against the US Environmental Protection and Army Corps of Engineers in a lawsuit challenging the agencies' definition of federally protected wetlands. Property owner Robert White is challenging federal regulation of his forested land near the Pasquotank River.
Property owners in North Carolina and Iowa are working with the Pacific Legal Foundation to challenge Army Corps of Engineers actions that appear to ignore US Supreme Court precedent. Federal court documents filed in both states argue that the Army Corps is relying on an interpretation of Clean Water Act rules “soundly rebuked” by the high court in the 2023 case Sackett v. EPA.
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court decision favoring shrimp trawlers in a dispute tied to the Clean Water Act. A three-judge appellate panel agreed unanimously with the dismissal of legal complaints against the trawler
Now more than 50 years old, the federal Clean Water Act deserves a fresh look. That was the message U.S. Rep. David Rouzer delivered as he chaired a congressional hearing on the topic Tuesday.
