Court Stops Natural Gas Pipeline Through Northeastern States

Pipeline would run through five states, including Maryland.

The E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse, which houses the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, in Washington, on Jan. 9, 2024. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

A federal appeals court has rejected the approval by a U.S. agency of a natural gas pipeline, halting the project.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s 2023 approval for the 36 miles of pipeline did not adequately take into account increased greenhouse gas emissions the project would generate, a three judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled.