U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Defenders of Wildlife v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior
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- Type
- Opinion
- Filed
- July 26, 2019
- Case
- Defenders of Wildlife v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior
- Case status
- Decided
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GREGORY, Chief Judge: In 2017, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ("FWS") issued a Biological Opinion in connection with the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which will transport natural gas from West Virginia to Virginia and North Carolina. That Opinion, required by the Endangered Species Act, concluded that the proposed pipeline will not jeopardize the continued existence of several…
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