On Friday May 11, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) granted authority for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline “to commence full construction in the certificated workspace and select areas with changes, for the 2018 construction spreads in West Virginia.” FERC’s notice also states that “this authorization grants approval to proceed on properties where tree felling has occurred or for which there are no trees, excluding any workspace located on U.S. National Forest Service lands.”

Read the full FERC notice here.