From Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance’s ABRA Update 274, April 30, 2020:

Chief Judge Brian Morris for the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana said on April 28 that he would not issue an administrative stay to his April 15 order blocking the Army Corps’ Nationwide Permit 12 (NWP12) program, pending consultation with other federal agencies under the Endangered Species Act. The judge’s earlier decision effectively halted the authority of the U.S. Corps of Engineers from issuing any permits for any project subject to NWP12. This includes the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which at this date does not have a valid NWP12 permit in any of the four Corps districts in which the project’s route runs. Last week, the Corps suspended issuing any NWP12 permits. Judge Morris in his April 28 ruling establish a briefing schedule for the April 15 decision to be appealed.

See Court Ruling on Army Corps Permit for Keystone XL Will Impact ACP for the story on the April 15 order.