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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Washington, DC -- Today, President Joe Biden will begin taking immediate action on the climate crisis, including rescinding the “presidential permit” for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, killing the controversial proposed project once and for all.
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
Grassroots coalition rallies residents in Kern County and across California to oppose massive oil and gas expansion
A new lawsuit filed yesterday evening challenges the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s approval of a key water quality permit for Enbridge’s Line 3 tar sands pipeline.
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 is years behind schedule, has nearly doubled its original budget, and is nowhere close to finished
This afternoon, Montanans will join a public hearing teleconference hosted by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to register their opposition to a proposed water permit for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.
Today, ignoring evidence about the serious threat Enbridge’s Line 3 tar sands pipeline would pose to Minnesota’s clean water, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Commissioner Laura Bishop approved a water crossing permit allowing the pipeline to be constructed through hundreds of Minnesota waterways.
Hoy, E&E News publicó los resultados de una investigación que reveló que dos de los principales miembros de la industria automotriz, General Motors (GM) y Ford Motors Company, han sabido que las emisiones de los automóviles contribuían al cambio climático desde principio de los años 60.
Today, ignoring evidence about the serious threat Enbridge’s Line 3 tar sands pipeline would pose to Minnesota’s clean water, an administrative law judge issued a determination downplaying the impact of the pipeline on waterways along its route. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Commissioner Laura Bishop is expected to make a decision on a water crossing permit for the pipeline by November 14.
FERC granted MVP permission to resume construction, even though the beleaguered fracked gas project still lacks some necessary authorizations