Petitions Filed Against CWA Permits For Tennessee Pipeline Denied In 6th Circuit

( April 8, 2025, 12:33 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — Construction of a Tennessee natural gas pipeline can proceed as planned following a Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel’s denial of two petitions to vacate Clean Water Act (CWA) permits for the project, with the majority finding that the issuing agencies complied with the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), “adequately assessed” and “adequately evaluated” the applications and “reasonably explained [their] Pipeline-related decision making.”...