Houston Chronicle by James Osborne June 15, 2020
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that a controversial pipeline could be built underneath the Appalachian Trail, giving the oil and gas sector relief from what some have described as a “green wall†to natural gas expansion along the East Coast.
With Democratic governors such as New York’s Andrew Cuomo questioning the need for more pipelines when the planet is warming because of greenhouse gas emissions, the ruling was heralded by oil and gas companies as a rejection of environmentalists’ years-long campaign to block natural gas pipelines.
“Now more than ever, it’s time for anti-energy groups to stop playing political games,†said David Holt, president of the Consumer Energy Alliance, a trade group representing energy producers and large consumers.
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