U.S. Supreme Court Orders Divided Argument In Fracking Pipeline Case

Mealey's (February 18, 2020, 1:29 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 14 granted a motion by the U.S. solicitor general and determined that it will hold divided oral argument when it hears a case in which environmental groups and supporters of the hydraulic fracturing industry dispute whether a pipeline can be built across the Appalachian Trail (Atlantic Coast Pipeline LLC v. Cowpasture River Preservation Association, et al., No. 18-1587, U.S. Forest Service, et al. v. Cowpasture River Preservation Association, et al., No. 18-1584, U.S. Sup. [consolidated])....