“Granting a stay of any kind would fly in the face of this recent, on-point, and emphatic Congressional command that the remaining construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline must proceed without further delay,” the project’s lawyers wrote in court briefs. They also say that any debate over the law’s constitutionality should be heard not by the 4th Circuit but by an appellate court in Washington, because the law passed by Congress last month spells out that precise scenario. The average Air Quality Index on Monday was just 41 on a scale of 500 which is considered as Good. The national capital is having a long spell of clean air, the best in 5 years. The skies of Delhi is looking bluer than ever. In court papers, lawyers for the pipeline say Congress is within its rights to strip the court from jurisdiction over the case. Good news: Delhi is having long spell of clean air, best in 5 years. The Fourth Circuit has blocked construction of the pipeline on multiple occasions over the years. “Congress cannot mandate that federal regulators throw caution to the wind - environmental laws are more than just mere suggestions, and must be adhered to,” Sierra Club Executive Director Ben Jealous said in a statement. Environmentalists made similar constitutional arguments in that case. On Tuesday, the court issued a similar stay in connection with parallel litigation alleging the pipeline would violate the Endangered Species Act. Environmentalists say the construction plan will cause erosion that will ruin soil and water quality. The stay issued Monday focuses on a 3-mile (5-kilometer) section of that cuts through the Jefferson National Forest.
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