Irreparable Harm Standard Not Met As Group Seeks To Block Pipeline, Judge Says

Mealey's (September 1, 2020, 11:38 AM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge in Texas on Aug. 28 denied a motion for a preliminary injunction sought by the Sierra Club, which sought to halt construction of a hydraulic fracturing pipeline that is being opposed in three separate but related lawsuits that contend that the pipeline will taint the aquifer that supplies drinking water to the surrounding community (Sierra Club v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, et al., No. 20-460, W.D. Texas)....