New economic study cites lower development costs and better market conditions for the proposed 800-mile gas pipeline and export terminal, but a supplemental federal review of its projected greenhouse gas emissions is in process as opponent lawsuits challenge its approvals.
Energy giant's action, which it says will elevate its role in carbon capture and production of lower-emission fuels, follows pressure from activist investors.
Scope of federal jurisdiction on lands near certain bodies of water is core to landowner challenge, but timing of court action will determine if Justice Stephen Breyer, a veteran of Clean Water Act rulings, can weigh in before he retires.
Mastec-built Virginia to W.Va. natural gas project, set to operate in summer, faces unclear delay as feds must reassess its water crossings in a national forest.