Whether it moves by pipeline, by rail, or by tanker, tar sands and other oil is polluting, highly combustible, and dangerous to communities and our climate. In order to avert the worst of the climate crisis and protect our communities from devastating explosions and oil spills, we must stop the industry from building any new oil infrastructure. After more than a decade of advocacy, legal challenges, and organizing in partnership with local communities along the pipeline route and across the country, we successfully blocked the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. Now we are continuing to apply those same tools to winning fights against other pipelines, oil train terminals, and oil export facilities across the country.
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BRAZORIA COUNTY, Texas — After years of organizing by residents and community groups based in Freeport, Surfside, Jones Creek, and surrounding Gulf Coast communities, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has vacated a critical federal approval for the Texas GulfLink crude oil export terminal, dealing a major blow to the controversial project.
Phoenix, Ariz. – On Friday, the Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter shared with Gov. Katie Hobbs's office about 2,000 comments that were submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) last week opposing the Desert Southwest Pipeline.
RICHMOND, Va. — On July 16, the Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Company signed a proposed consent order by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality that would levy a $179,068 fine against the company for failure to comply with erosion and sediment control regulations. DEQ is accepting public comments on the proposed order until Sept. 9.
Albuquerque, N.M. — Today marked the conclusion of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) scoping period in which it sought input on what the agency should consider when conducting its environmental review as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for Energy Transfer Partner’s Desert Southwest Pipeline.
Today, Louisiana Bucket Brigade and Sierra Club filed a lawsuit in the 38th Judicial District in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, challenging the coastal use permit issued by the Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy (LDCE) for the proposed Marais Pipeline project.
KINGSTON, Tenn. - A group of Tennesseans will bike from Cummins Falls to the Kingston Fossil Plant covering most of the 122-mile route of Enbridge’s Ridgeline Pipeline expansion through eight counties.
Phoenix, AZ - Today, organizations including Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter, Chispa Arizona, and Solar United Neighbors, expressed disappointment in Governor Katie Hobbs’s announcement of her support for the Desert Southwest Pipeline, a methane gas pipeline that will stretch over 500 miles through three states -- Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona -- and cost more than $5.3 billion dollars.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied motions for stay, pending judicial review, of both the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality’s (VDEQ) and the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s (NCDEQ) Clean Water Act Section 401 Certifications for Mountain Valley Pipeline’s (MVP) Southgate Amendment pipeline project.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Several environmental groups filed a challenge to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) certificate for the controversial Southeast Supply Enhancement Project, or SSEP pipeline.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously against Enbridge Energy, saying the company cannot move a case from state to federal court. The lawsuit in question was brought by Enbridge in response to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s lawsuit to decommission the aging Line 5 pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac, a critical waterway.