L) Sierra Club, Inc.; Appalachian Voices; Wild Virginia, Inc. v. United States Forest Service; United States Department of Agriculture

FILED: October 10, 2018
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
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No. 17-2399 (L)
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SIERRA CLUB, INC.; APPALACHIAN VOICES; WILD VIRGINIA, INC.
Petitioners
v.
UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE
Respondents
MOUNTAIN VALLEY PIPELINE, LLC
Intervenor
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CHEROKEE FOREST VOICES; THE CLINCH COALITION; GEORGIA
FORESTWATCH; MOUNTAINTRUE
Amici Supporting Petitioner
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No. 18-1012
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THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY; PRESERVE CRAIG, INC.; SAVE MONROE,
INC.
Petitioners
v.
UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE
Respondents
MOUNTAIN VALLEY PIPELINE, LLC
Intervenor
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No. 18-1019
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SIERRA CLUB, INC.; APPALACHIAN VOICES; WILD VIRGINIA, INC.
Petitioners
v.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR; UNITED STATES
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE;
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Respondents
MOUNTAIN VALLEY PIPELINE, LLC
Intervenor
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CHEROKEE FOREST VOICES; THE CLINCH COALITION; GEORGIA
FORESTWATCH; MOUNTAINTRUE
Amici Supporting Petitioner
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No. 18-1036
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THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY; PRESERVE CRAIG, INC.; SAVE MONROE,
INC.
Petitioners
v.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR; UNITED STATES
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE;
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Respondents
MOUNTAIN VALLEY PIPELINE, LLC
Intervenor
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O R D E R
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Intervenor Mountain Valley Pipeline (“MVP”) has filed a petition for
rehearing in this case. Pursuant to Fed. R. App. Proc. 40(a)(4)(A) and (C), we
grant rehearing for the limited purpose of clarifying that our prior opinion in Sierra
Club v. United States Forest Service, 897 F.3d 582 (4th Cir. 2018), does not vacate

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the portion of the Bureau of Land Management’s Record of Decision authorizing a
right of way and temporary use permits for MVP to cross the Weston and Gauley
Bridge Turnpike Trail. The opinion otherwise remains in effect, and reargument is
not necessary.
Entered at the direction of Judge Thacker with the concurrence of Chief
Judge Gregory and Senior Judge Traxler.
For the Court
/s/ Patricia S. Connor, Clerk

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