Mealey's (December 18, 2018, 11:19 AM EST) -- RICHMOND, Va. — A panel of the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Dec. 13 ruled that the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) violated federal law and lacked statutory authority to grant a permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), which would have crossed the Appalachian National Scenic Trail (ANST) (Cowpasture River Preservations Association, et al. v. U.S. Forest Service, et al., No. 18-1144, 4th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 35060)....