Morgan Caplan

Morgan Caplan is an Associate Press Secretary with the Sierra Club's Beyond Dirty Fuels campaign. She is based in Washington, DC. 

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Local Infrastructure Preemption Bill Would Weaken Tennessee Local Governments’ Control Over Fossil Fuel Production and Pollution

Washington, DC — Tomorrow, Tennessee’s Senate Commerce and Labor Committee and House Commerce Committee will convene to vote on an amendment to SB 2077/HB 2246 that would completely rewrite the…

Mountain Valley Investor Says “Very Low Probability of Pipeline Completion”

Washington, DC — Today, NextEra Energy Inc. announced it is reevaluating its investment in the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline after the 4th Circuit rejected two necessary approvals. The project…

To Fix Broken System For PA Oil and Gas Well Cleanup, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Must Produce Reports

Harrisburg, PA - Today at the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board meeting, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) updated the public on the status of two rulemaking petitions to raise…

In Yet Another Significant Blow to MVP, Army Corps of Engineers Signals Stream Crossing Permit Will Be Indefinitely Delayed Following Latest Court Decision

Washington, DC — This week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers committed to withhold a Clean Water Act Section 404 permit for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) at least until the project has a valid…

Endangering Communities, Oil and Gas Commission Considering Request to Allow More Powerful Fracking-Driven Earthquakes For Injection Well Operator

Columbus, OH - AWMS Water Solutions of Warren, a company that ran a fracking waste  injection well, has requested the Ohio Oil and Gas Commission amend an order from the  Department of…

Federal Court Invalidates Another Key Permit in Endangered Species Act Case, Casting Serious Doubt on the Future of Mountain Valley Pipeline

Washington, DC — Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit invalidated the biological opinion and incidental take statement issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the…

Environmental Groups Seek to Defend Virginia’s Denial of Air Permit for MVP in Court

Richmond, VA — The Sierra Club and Appalachian Voices, represented by Appalachian Mountain Advocates, moved to intervene in a lawsuit to help defend the Virginia Air Pollution Control Board’s denial…

Pennsylvania to Receive $104 Million in Funding for Much-Needed Cleanup of Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells

Washington, DC – The Department of the Interior announced today that it would distribute $1.15 billion in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for states, including Pennsylvania, that will…

Future of Mountain Valley Pipeline Called into Question as Fracked Gas Project Receives Another Crucial Setback from Fourth Circuit

Washington, DC — Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit invalidated the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) approvals for the Mountain Valley Pipeline. The court’s…

Mountain Valley Pipeline Faces Legal Challenge to Water Permit in West Virginia

Charleston, WV — A new lawsuit filed today challenges West Virginia’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) approval of a key water-quality permit for the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline.…