Attorneys for the Southern Environmental Law Center and Appalachian Mountain Advocates have filed a lawsuit in the federal 4th Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the approval of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
The lawsuit challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approval last year was filed on behalf of 11 conservation groups.
One of the attorneys involved in the suit, Greg Buppert of the Southern Environmental Law Center, spoke of the split nature of the 2-1 approval by FERC commissioners in October. Dissenting FERC Commissioner Cheryl LeFleur questioned the need for the project.
Final state and federal permits are still required and a final go-ahead by FERC before pipeline construction can start.
