pipelines

Clean Water Advocates Sue to Stop Political Pressure to Bail Out Fracked Gas Pipeline

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

Line 3 Faces New Legal Challenge to Water Permit

A new lawsuit filed yesterday evening challenges the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s approval of a key water quality permit for Enbridge’s Line 3 tar sands pipeline.

Billion-Dollar Bust: New Report Shows Banks Dumping More Money Into Troubled Mountain Valley Pipeline

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

Montanans to Call on DEQ to Reject Keystone XL Water Crossing Permit

This afternoon, Montanans will join a public hearing teleconference hosted by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to register their opposition to a proposed water permit for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.

Walz Administration Ignores Line 3 Threat to Clean Water, Climate, and Communities

Today, ignoring evidence about the serious threat Enbridge’s Line 3 tar sands pipeline would pose to Minnesota’s clean water, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Commissioner Laura Bishop approved a water crossing permit allowing the pipeline to be constructed through hundreds of Minnesota waterways.

All Eyes on MPCA as Judge Ignores Line 3 Threat to Clean Water

Today, ignoring evidence about the serious threat Enbridge’s Line 3 tar sands pipeline would pose to Minnesota’s clean water, an administrative law judge issued a determination downplaying the impact of the pipeline on waterways along its route. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Commissioner Laura Bishop is expected to make a decision on a water crossing permit for the pipeline by November 14.

FERC Grants Mountain Valley Pipeline Permit Despite Continued Doubts It Will Be Completed

FERC granted MVP permission to resume construction, even though the beleaguered fracked gas project still lacks some necessary authorizations

Duke’s gas pipeline plan signals decades of dependence on fracked gas

Duke Energy released a plan to further commit itself to fossil fuels

Maryland Poised To Risk Water and Climate With Del-Mar Pipeline Green Light from MDE

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

43,000 in Path of Fracked Gas Pipeline Demand Feds Reject Extension

Water and climate advocacy organizations submitted comments and signatures from exactly 43,000 people demanding FERC deny the fracked gas MVP more time to construct the pipeline

Court Allows Dangerous Permian Highway Fracked Gas Pipeline to Continue Construction Through Communities and Waterways

Today, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas declined to require Kinder Morgan to stop construction of the Permian Highway fracked gas pipeline across 129 waterways, allowing for the destruction of hundreds of acres of habitat for endangered species.

Sierra Club Statement on Additional MVP Delays

MVP asked FERC for two more years to complete the project