Lincoln, NE -- The Nebraska Public Service Commission’s (PSC) decision today on the route permit for the controversial Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is a serious setback for TransCanada, the company behind the proposed project. The PSC rejected TransCanada’s preferred route, instead approving a different path that the company has said would be unworkable.
Lincoln, NE -- Today, the Nebraska Public Service Commission rejected TransCanada’s preferred route for the Keystone XL pipeline, instead granting a conditional approval along a route the company claimed would be unworkable. The permit would allow TransCanada to build the tar sands pipeline partly along the route of an existing pipeline, Keystone I, rather than entirely along its preferred route.
As evidentiary hearings on Enbridge’s proposed Line 3 tar sands pipeline close today, attorneys and expert witnesses gathered to discuss the impacts the pipeline would have on Minnesota and the climate.
Ahead of the Nebraska Public Service Commission’s announcement on Monday whether or not to allow TransCanada to build its proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline through the state, TransCanada’s original Keystone pipeline has sprung yet another leak in South Dakota. Crews are currently working to clean up the spill, which leaked at least 210,000 gallons of oil into the surrounding area.
Leading environmental, health, scientific and business organizations today applauded the announcement by seven states and Washington, D.C. of plans to develop a regional policy to reduce carbon pollution from the transportation sector. The move was endorsed today by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Acadia Center, Sierra Club, and Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), and five other groups.
Annapolis, MD -- Today eight Northeastern states and jurisdictions, including Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington, D.C., announced their plans to share approaches and develop regional policies to enable greater access to clean mobility opportunities, reducing carbon pollution from transportation fuels, creating jobs, and growing their economies.
St. Paul, MN -- Today, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) announced that they will not reschedule a public hearing on the proposed Line 3 tar sands pipeline in St. Cloud. The hearing was scheduled to be held on October 26th but was canceled due to logistical concerns from the city.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Environmental Protection Agency reopened -- with intent to repeal -- a portion of the emissions rule for heavy duty trucks. The repeal would declassify "glider kits" as new vehicles or engines, making them no longer subject to air pollution control requirements. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced his intent to revisit the glider loophole that was just closed in August of 2016.
Today, the European Commission published proposals aimed at reducing vehicles' carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2030. The EPA is conducting a review of current U.S. vehicle greenhouse gas and fuel economy standards with the intention of rolling them back.
This afternoon, the House Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on the “SECURE American Energy Act.” The bill aims to expand oil and gas drilling by rolling back federal regulations and removing protections for America’s public lands and waters.
TransCanada, the Canadian company behind the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, is pushing the Alberta government to buy capacity in the proposed pipeline as the company continues to struggle to line up interested buyers for the project.
Today, an Administrative Law Judge issued a recommendation to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission that the Minnesota Department of Commerce’s final environmental impact statement on Enbridge’s proposed Line 3 tar sands pipeline is adequate, in spite of significant flaws in the report.