atlantic coast pipeline
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline was going to be built under the Appalachian Trail through West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina.
The decision, written by conservative Justice Clarence Thomas, removes one of several obstacles facing the project.
The proposed 600-mile-long Atlantic Coast Pipeline would bisect the Appalachian Trail, the Blue Ridge Parkway and a pair of national forests.
Democrat Jennifer Lewis is running in a Virginia district Trump won by about 25 percentage points.
