Blocking Dirty Oil Infrastructure

Trump Administration Grants Approval for Dirty Tar Sands Pipeline Through the Midwest

Washington, DC -- Today, the State Department granted a cross-border permit for Enbridge’s Line 67, or Alberta Clipper, tar sands pipeline expansion. Since 2015, Enbridge has already been moving an expanded amount of tar sands across the border, since the company connected Line 67 to the nearby Line 3 tar sands pipeline. This scheme allowed them to bypass State’s environmental review because Line 3’s original cross-border permit was older and did not specify a maximum capacity.

Rover Pipeline Spills Gasoline into Michigan Wetlands

The Rover pipeline has been spilling gasoline in an ongoing, days-long discharge into a Pinckney, Michigan wetland.

FERC Rubber Stamps Fracked Gas Pipelines Despite Widespread Concerns and Opposition

Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), after recently regaining a quorum, granted federal approval for the fracked gas Atlantic Coast (ACP) and Mountain Valley (MVP) pipelines.

Sierra Club Argues Conflict of Interest in Fracked Gas Pipeline

Today, attorneys for the Sierra Club and Appalachian Mountain Advocates filed an appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court to ensure that a deal for fracked gas shipping capacity is reviewed for conflicts of interest. The Atlantic Coast Pipeline presents a major conflict of interest because the companies that own the pipeline, including Dominion Energy, also own the utilities that have purchased shipping capacity on the pipeline.

NC DEQ Rejects Crucial Plans for Fracked Gas Pipeline

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has rejected a vital part of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s (ACP) construction process. ACP cannot start construction in North Carolina without DEQ’s approval of this plan and now must either submit a revised plan or contest the rejection.

Diverse Coalition Generates More Than 300,000 Comments in Support of Strong Vehicle Tailpipe Standards

As the second comment period for the EPA’s reopened review of passenger vehicle tailpipe standards comes to a close today, a diverse coalition including the Sierra Club, Environment America, Natural Resources Defense Council, the League of Conservation Voters and the Safe Climate Campaign have submitted more than 300,000 comments from members and supporters over the two comment periods calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to maintain strong vehicle standards.

Court Strikes Down Trump and Zinke’s Unlawful Delay of BLM Methane Rule

Today, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California struck down Donald Trump and Ryan Zinke’s attempt to delay a commonsense rule designed to limit methane pollution from oil and gas operations on public lands.

Trump and Zinke to Give Another Handout to Polluters with Delay of BLM Methane Rule

Washington, DC -- In a document that is expected to be officially filed in the Federal Register tomorrow, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will propose a one year delay of a rule designed to limit methane pollution from oil and gas operations on public lands. The rule has already withstood legal challenges, as well as an attempted repeal in Congress.

Leaked Audio Confirms Dominion Energy Misled Public on Atlantic Coast Pipeline Route

The Associated Press broke the news that Dan Weekley, Vice President of Corporate Affairs at Dominion Energy, told a gathering of fracked gas industry insiders that the company had plans to extend the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline into South Carolina, despite only releasing maps that show it ending in North Carolina. This revelation contradicts not only what Dominion told the public, but what they told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina regulators, as well.

Minnesotans Rally and March to “Hold the Line” Against Proposed Enbridge Tar Sands Pipeline Expansion

St. Paul, MN -- Today, Minnesotans marched and rallied outside the State Capitol to voice their opposition to the controversial proposed Enbridge Line 3 tar sands pipeline expansion.