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    Report: 90% of Pipeline Blasts Draw No Financial Penalties

    Report: 90% of Pipeline Blasts Draw No Financial Penalties

    A striking report has revealed that 90 percent of the 137 interstate pipeline fires or explosions since 2010 have drawn no financial penalties for the companies responsible. The article from E&E News reporter Mike Soraghan underscores the federal Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) weak authority over the fossil fuel industry for these disasters. […]

    The City of Angels Funds Some Hellish Fossil Fuel Projects

    The City of Angels Funds Some Hellish Fossil Fuel Projects

    By Doug Norlen This month the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a startling report, which finds that severe impacts of climate change are happening much sooner than previously expected, and that countries must take far more aggressive actions to avoid the most catastrophic impacts. The report finds that the burning of fossil […]

    Mountain Valley Pipeline Construction Permit Revoked by Federal Court

    Mountain Valley Pipeline Construction Permit Revoked by Federal Court

    By Courtney Lindwall Communities along the 300-mile proposed route for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) heard some good news this week. On Tuesday, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously voted to vacate a permit required by the Clean Water Act, which was previously issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The ruling stated […]

    Atlantic Coast Pipeline Work Restarts as Opponents Decry ‘Rushed Decisions’

    Atlantic Coast Pipeline Work Restarts as Opponents Decry ‘Rushed Decisions’

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ruled Monday that work could resume on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which opponents call “unnecessary and a boondoggle,” the Charlotte Business Journal reported. Work on the controversial pipeline halted last month after a federal appeals court vacated two permits required for the project to complete its 600 mile route […]

    Second Controversial Fracked Gas Pipeline Runs Into Legal Trouble

    Second Controversial Fracked Gas Pipeline Runs Into Legal Trouble

    August is off to a good start for environmental groups and communities in Virginia and West Virginia who oppose two pipelines that would carry fracked natural gas through the region. Three days after the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ordered work to pause on the Mountain Valley Pipeline, its sister pipeline also ran into […]

    Atlantic Coast Pipeline Opponents Down But Not Out After Conditional Approval

    Atlantic Coast Pipeline Opponents Down But Not Out After Conditional Approval

    A Virginia panel of regulators granted a conditional approval for a controversial gas pipeline Tuesday, saying that more information on environmental impact is needed before the project can proceed. The Virginia State Water Board voted 4-3 to approve water permits for the pipeline in one of the project’s last remaining hurdles, but delayed the start […]

    Major East Coast Pipelines Approved by FERC Despite Strong Opposition

    Major East Coast Pipelines Approved by FERC Despite Strong Opposition

    Federal regulators approved plans for two controversial new natural gas pipelines along the East Coast Friday. In a divided 2-1 vote, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission gave the green light to the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley pipeline projects, which would carry shale gas through Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina. Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur, the […]