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In Virginia, governor and appointees at odds over gas pipelines
This article discusses Governor Northrup’s refusal to take the necessary steps to stop the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley Pipelines from being built, despite recommendations from his advisory board.
An advisory board appointed by the governor has recommended that the state rescind permits for two natural-gas-pipeline projects, […]
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Maine City’s Oil Export Ban Survives Pipeline Co. Challenge
This article discusses a recent win for Maine – its oil export ban survived a pipeline company’s court challenge. A federal judge on Friday upheld South Portland, Maine’s ordinance barring the export and bulk loading of Canadian crude oil onto marine tank vessels from the city’s waterfront, rejecting Portland […]
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DeSmogBlog-Another set of environmental stories
This blog post addresses multiple issues and is well worth subscribing to:
What Shell knew (and when) about fossil fuels and its impact on climate.
Felony arrests of activists fighting against a Louisiana pipeline.
Virginia environmental regulators and their financial relationship with Dominion Energy.
The Koch brothers fight against electric buses.
Florida’s problems with […]
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Keystone XL Pipeline Hit with New Delay: Judge Orders Environmental Review
This article discusses how the Trump administration has been trying to rewrite two laws at the heart of the oil pipeline ruling: NEPA and the Endangered Species Act.
The embattled Keystone XL oil pipeline faces yet another delay after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to conduct a […]
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Fourth Circuit strikes again: Atlantic Coast Pipeline permit vacated
This article discusses another setback for Dominion Energy in their attempt to build an unnecessary pipeline.
In the latest in a string of decisions that have struck down key approvals for the Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast pipelines, the Richmond-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit has thrown […]
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Retired Schoolteacher Sentenced to 2-6 Months After Sunoco Claims She Violated Court Order in Mariner East Pipeline Dispute
This article discusses how Sunoco had a retired schoolteacher arrested for fighting against their taking her land through eminent domain. The charge listed against her was a low-level contempt charge, but her case could also implicate much larger questions about property rights and eminent domain, questions that boil down […]
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FERC orders work to stop on Mountain Valley Pipeline
This article discusses a decision by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) halting the construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP).
A federal agency ordered a stop Friday to construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, which has run into repeated problems with erosion since it began its path through the Roanoke […]
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Appeals court upholds Virginia’s review of water quality impact of Mountain Valley Pipeline
This demoralizing article discusses how a federal appeals court has upheld Virginia’s water quality certification for the Mountain Valley Pipeline, preserving a major milestone for the controversial project.
In a decision Wednesday, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected arguments by the Sierra Club and other environmental conservation groups […]
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A dozen fires and explosions at Colorado oil and gas facilities in 8 months since fatal blast in Firestone
This article discusses how new pipeline rules are being proposed in Colorado, but they don’t deal with fatalities from oil and gas industry fires and explosions.
At least a dozen explosions and fires have occurred along Colorado oil and gas industry pipelines in the eight months since two men […]
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Minnesota Approves Controversial Enbridge Pipeline Rebuild
This article discusses the approval of the Enbridge pipeline.
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved a controversial rebuild of Line 3 of the Enbridge Energy oil pipeline Thursday, as environmental activists and Native American groups vowed to keep fighting, The Associated Press reported.
Opponents are concerned […]
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