February 21, 2021
a group of environmental and financial organizations announced the launch of the DivestMVP coalition
methane-gas
February 9, 2021
EUGENE, OR - After three months of public pressure and countless hours of public testimony about the climate and health impacts of fracked gas, the City’s franchise negotiations with NW Natural last night hit an impasse. Members of the Fossil Free Eugene campaign hailed this new development as a victory, as the franchise agreement being discussed was set to lock the city into a ten-year contract in which the fracked gas corporation could use the City’s right of way to expand its infrastructure and capacity without restriction.
February 5, 2021
DEQ will host a virtual public hearing Monday on whether to grant an air permit for the extension of the controversial MVP
February 4, 2021
The Allegheny Front is reporting that a Noble County, Ohio fracked gas well has been spilling toxic radioactive oil and gas waste for over a week, with the fluid entering waterways and killing fish
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 21, 2021
Today, Puget Sound Energy (PSE) set an aspirational goal to reach “net zero carbon emissions” across its electric and gas operations by 2045, and to cut gas — for use in homes and buildings — 30% by 2030. However, the utility has no plans to stop distributing polluting-gas to customers, or even to stop plans for near-term expansion of gas infrastructure for electric generation.
January 14, 2021
Today, news broke that the Port of Cork has cut ties with United States firm NextDecade and dropped the Cork LNG terminal project.
January 11, 2021
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
December 22, 2020
Killingly, CT -- Today, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), tasked with protecting the state’s waterways and environment, issued a draft determination approving the water quality certification for a pipeline that would fuel the controversial Killingly fracked gas plant. The proposed 2.8 mile pipeline would tear through vital wetlands and streams, including a native brook trout stream, and would destroy habitat for state-listed endangered species including the Northern long-eared owl and American bittern.
December 14, 2020
Grassroots coalition rallies residents in Kern County and across California to oppose massive oil and gas expansion
November 17, 2020
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