Washington, DC -- Today, TransCanada, the foreign oil company behind the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, filed a motion urging the federal court in Montana to dismiss a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its approval of the controversial tar sands pipeline. This follows the filing of a similar motion from the administration late last week, which claimed that Trump’s approval of the pipeline is not subject to review by the court.
Washington, DC -- Earlier today, the D.C. Circuit ruled against a challenge to the Department of Energy's approval of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from the Freeport Texas facility.
In response, Sierra Club Staff Attorney Nathan Matthews released the following statement:
Great Falls, Montana -- Today, environmental groups opposed an attempt by the Trump administration and Canadian oil giant TransCanada to dismiss a lawsuit against the administration for illegally approving a cross-border permit for the controversial Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.
The lawsuit was filed in March by the Northern Plains Resource Council, Bold Alliance, Center for Biological Diversity, Friends of the Earth, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Sierra Club.