From the Virginia Mercury News, July 24, 2018

Of the three states that the controversial 600-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline is proposed to cross, Virginia is the last where construction remains off limits, for now.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission gave the Dominion Energy-led natural gas pipeline approval to begin full construction in North Carolina Tuesday, even though a federal court in Richmond recently vacated a key U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service assessment of the dangers construction poses to endangered and threatened species along the route.

FERC has agreed with the pipeline’s contention that the so-called incidental take statement only applies to certain portions of the route in Virginia and West Virginia. Opponents have argued that, without a valid statement, the project cannot proceed at all and are seeking an injunction to halt construction. Some construction has begun in West Virginia, but the project still lacks key environmental approvals from Virginia’s state environmental agency.

See Here: “Atlantic Coast Pipeline gets permission to begin North Carolina construction – Virginia Mercury”

https://www.virginiamercury.com/2018/07/24/atlantic-coast-pipeline-gets-permission-to-begin-north-carolina-construction/