Source: John Murawski, NEWS & OBSERVER, 12/10/18



The Atlantic Coast Pipeline will carry natural gas through eight N.C. counties when it is completed in 2020. . Construction on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline could be delayed for months after a federal court in Richmond ordered the 600-mile interstate natural gas project to stop all work on Friday. The U.S. Court of Appeals suspended the federal permits from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which in September had cleared the way for pipeline construction in sensitive habitats. The habitats are home to four endangered species: a bee, a bat, a mussel and a crustacean.

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