Dominion Energy recently announced plans to resume work on the Atlantic Coast natural gas pipeline from West Virginia to North Carolina in the third quarter to have it completed by early 2021, according to Reuters.
However, the company still needs to resolve two major legal challenges before it can complete the pipeline, which was put on hold last year.
Construction stopped in early December after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit stayed a permit from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that authorized building the pipe in areas inhabited by threatened or endangered species. Oral arguments in the case were presented on May 9 and a decision is expected within 90 days. A decision in favor of Dominion would allow it to restart partial construction in the third quarter.
The company is also seeking an order from the U.S. Supreme Court overturning a Fourth Circuit decision that invalidated the U.S. Forest Service’s authorization to build the pipe across the Appalachian Trail.
Learn more: Reuters > Dominion to resume work on U.S. Atlantic Coast natgas pipe in third quarter
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