Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Pipeline Case Related To Appalachian Trail

Mealey's (February 25, 2020, 1:52 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Feb. 24 in a hydraulic fracturing pipeline right of way case in which the parties and the justices sparred over which federal agency has authority over the land of the Appalachian Trail and which federal laws apply to the construction of pipelines (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])....