April 5, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -- The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality has brought forward fewer than a dozen enforcement cases since 2000, the lowest number of any state.
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February 25, 2021
the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) voted 4-0, with the federal government abstaining, to outlaw all fracking operations in the Delaware River Basin
January 27, 2021
Maryland Board of Public Works granted a wetlands license for the construction of another controversial fracked gas pipeline
January 26, 2021
MVP announced it will seek individual stream crossing permits after a federal court issued an order last November staying previous approvals under the blanket Nationwide Permit 12
January 20, 2021
With the inauguration of President Joe Biden, leading environmental groups are celebrating the end of the Trump administration’s assault on the Clean Water Act and the beginning of a new era of clean water safeguards. Some of the Trump administration’s most short-sighted attacks on public health and environmental laws rolled back critical clean water protections that enjoy overwhelming bipartisan support, hold polluters accountable, and protect our country’s precious waterways.
October 20, 2020
North Carolina (VIRTUAL- JOIN FROM ANYWHERE)— This Thursday October 22nd, North Carolina's 8th district congressional candidate Pat Timmons-Goodson will lead a roundtable on the state's PFAS and GenX water contamination crisis featuring Dark Waters actor Mark Ruffalo and several advocates from across the state. The event is open to press, will feature a question and answer portion, and dive into the candidate's platform and her campaign.
October 9, 2020
FERC granted MVP permission to resume construction, even though the beleaguered fracked gas project still lacks some necessary authorizations
September 22, 2020
MDE removed a hurdle for the fracked gas Del-Mar pipeline by recommending that the Maryland Board of Public Works approve Eastern Shore Natural Gas’ wetlands construction plans
August 25, 2020
MVP asked FERC for two more years to complete the project
August 20, 2020
Salt Lake City, UT -- Today, the Sierra Club’s Utah Chapter released a comprehensive legislative scoring on conservation and environmental issues of the 2020 Utah State legislature. The scorecard reviewed twenty bills addressing a swath of environmental and governance issues-- and revealed failing averages for the House and the Senate. The scorecard release comes ahead of Utah's general elections, which include votes for Governor, the entire State House, and fifteen seats in the State Senate.
August 11, 2020
NC DEQ rejected the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s efforts to extend into North Carolina
August 6, 2020
Duluth, MN -- Sierra Club members and communities from around the Twin Ports are voicing their opposition to a proposed fracked gas power plant in Superior, Wisconsin. Investor-owned utilities Dairyland Power (WI) and Minnesota Power (MN) are seeking permission to build the plant and must receive approval from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Right now, the Wisconsin DNR is reviewing the utilities’ request for an air permit.