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Clean Water Advocates Sue to Stop Political Pressure to Bail Out Fracked Gas Pipeline

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, community and clean water advocates sued to reverse a U.S. Forest Service decision rushed through behind undue political pressure from the lame duck Trump administration.…

Billion-Dollar Bust: New Report Shows Banks Dumping More Money Into Troubled Mountain Valley Pipeline

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A new report from Oil Change International shows that eight major banks have upped their stakes in the controversial fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline, even though the project…

BREAKING: Orlando Sets Date for Ending Use of Coal

ORLANDO -- The Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) announced today that they would stop burning coal for power by 2027 and would get 92% of their energy from renewable sources by 2050.  The move…

FERC Grants Mountain Valley Pipeline Permit Despite Continued Doubts It Will Be Completed

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) granted Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (MVP) permission to resume construction, even though the beleaguered fracked gas…

Duke’s gas pipeline plan signals decades of dependence on fracked gas

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Today, Duke Energy released a plan to further commit itself to fossil fuels. Duke’s long-term overreliance on gas has led to methane leaks —  which is 87 times more potent than…

Maryland Poised To Risk Water and Climate With Del-Mar Pipeline Green Light from MDE

Annaopolis, MD -- Today, the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) removed a hurdle for the fracked gas Del-Mar pipeline by recommending that the Maryland Board of Public Works approve Eastern…

43,000 in Path of Fracked Gas Pipeline Demand Feds Reject Extension

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Water and climate advocacy organizations submitted comments and signatures from exactly 43,000 people demanding the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) deny the fracked…

Despite New Approval, Mountain Valley Pipeline Has Miles to Go

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) issued a new [Biological Opinion] for the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). The 303-mile project is stalled while…

Sierra Club Statement on Additional MVP Delays

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (MVP) asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for two more years to complete their fracked gas pipeline. MVP is already severely behind…

BREAKING: North Carolina Rejects Fracked Gas Mountain Valley Pipeline Extension

RALEIGH, NC -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today announced its rejection of the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s (MVP) efforts to extend into North Carolina. MVP had…