U.S. Supreme Court: Pipeline Can Cross Appalachian Trail

Ruling against environmentalists, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday decided that the federal government has the authority to allow a proposed $7.5 billion natural gas pipeline to cross under the popular Appalachian Trail in rural Virginia.

Bernie Sanders notes:  The Supreme Court shamefully chose to protect the profits of the fossil fuel industry today over the future of our planet. Our job: Rapidly transitioning away from fossil fuels like fracked natural gas and create millions of jobs in sustainable energy.

Obviously, this comes as a disappointment, but in truth, we (at least I) don’t know the law surrounding this case.  I want to see environmental responsibility, but even Ruth Bader Ginsburg joined the 7 – 2 majority, so I’m sure the defendant (Dominion Energy) had a good case.

Dominion went on to make the obligatory bs comment “Today’s decision is an affirmation for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and communities across our region that are depending on it for jobs, economic growth and clean energy,” Dominion said in a statement.  As if pipelines and clean energy somehow coexist.  As if the transition to renewable energy wouldn’t result in far more jobs.

(Pictured: The Trans-Alaskan Pipeline)