Supreme Court to take on Atlantic Coast Pipeline appeal

Utility Dive: The Supreme Court's decision to take on the appeal surprised several of the environmental groups that have litigated against the permits because of the limited applications of the case. Some opponents of the project credited this to the influence of the developers of the 600-mile pipeline, Dominion Energy, Duke Energy, Piedmont Natural Gas and Southern Company.

"These companies are very well connected," Gerken told Utility Dive.

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