By Itai Vardi A recent intensification in protests against Williams Partners’ planned Atlantic Sunrise pipeline in Pennsylvania prompted a state senator to propose legislation aimed at limiting demonstrations. Last month, Pennsylvania Sen. Scott Martin (R-Norman) announced his intention to introduce legislation that would pass the costs of law enforcement responding to protests onto the demonstrators. […]
By Ben Jervey As federal support for electric vehicles (EVs) is expected to wither under the Trump administration, state-level policies will play the biggest political role in how quickly battery powered motors replace the internal combustion engine. Yet, at this critical moment when state governments should be supporting zero-emission vehicles, many states are cutting their […]
By Steve Horn Mike Catanzaro, President Trump’s recently minted top energy aide, has officially begun his first week on the job at the White House. He was hired to move policy measures through federal energy and environmental agencies in a synergistic way. "We'll rise as one and resist." Are you ready to #ResistOften? https://t.co/c0e3ByaJ6r — […]
By Mike Gaworecki With the rise of new technologies like fracking and horizontal drilling, oil and gas development in the U.S. has exploded over the last 15 years. As development expands, it’s also pushing ever closer into areas where people live. It’s been estimated that today more than 15 million Americans live within one mile […]
By Alex Kotch Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz turned heads when he introduced a bill on Feb. 3 to “completely abolish” the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). https://facebook.com/EcoWatch/videos/1460041177342148/ “Today, the American people are drowning in rules and regulations promulgated by unelected bureaucrats,” Gaetz told fellow GOP lawmakers in an email reported by the Huffington Post […]
By Steve Horn and Itai Vardi Believe it or not, there’s a key connection to Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, in the fight over North America’s controversial Keystone XL pipeline. One of President Donald Trump’s first actions in office was to sign an executive order on Jan. 24 expediting the approval of the Keystone […]
By Steve Horn On Jan. 30, 600,000 gallons (14,285 barrels) of oil spewed out of Enbridge’s Seaway Pipeline in Blue Ridge, Texas, the second spill since the pipeline opened for business in mid-2016. Seaway is half owned by Enbridge and serves as the final leg of a pipeline system DeSmogBlog has called the “Keystone XLClone,” […]
By Steve Horn and Itai Vardi On Jan. 25, President Donald Trump’s team listed the Atlantic Coast pipeline among the White House’s top priorities for infrastructure projects, an attempt to deliver on his campaign promise to invest in U.S infrastructure programs. Doomsday Clock Now Two and a Half Minutes to Midnight, Thanks to Trump https://t.co/yboK3r52ZT […]
By Ben Jervey Earlier this week, staffers at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received their first official email from the new administration. “Changes will likely come and when they do, we will work together to implement them,” wrote Don Benton, a senior White House adviser who is now leading the so-called “beachhead” team for […]
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