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Hundreds Comment on Atlantic Coast Pipeline EIS; Forest Service OKs Appalachian Trail Crossing

Hundreds Comment on Atlantic Coast Pipeline EIS; Forest Service OKs Appalachian Trail Crossing

The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) told FERC that a proposal to use horizontal directional drilling (HDD) to construct the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) — to avoid impacts to the Appalachian Trail and the Blue Ridge Parkway — is feasible, and it would not object to concurrent construction through other forest lands before the crossing is completed.

April 10, 2017