U.S. Forest Service Archives - Jackson & Campbell, P.C.

17 Jun 2020 |

SCOTUS Opinion: New Gas Pipeline Under Appalachian Trail Allowed To Proceed

In U.S. Forest Service v. Cowpasture River Preservation Association, the issue was whether the U.S. Forest Service had the authority to grant a right-of-way easement about 600 feet underneath a portion of the Appalachian Trail for the construction of a new natural gas pipeline. The Leasing Act gave the Forest Service authority to grant easements over lands that it administrated, ... Read More

TAGGED: National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service v. Cowpasture River Preservation Association, Appalachian Trail, U.S. Forest Service, Leasing Act