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Fracked Gas Pipeline Builder Claims Its Harms Are Not 'Significant'

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Late Friday, the Sierra Club and Appalachian Mountain Advocates, on behalf of a coalition of environmental and community groups, filed a reply in support of their motion for a…

ICYMI: Court Denies Request from Pipeline Backers and Federal Agency on Fracked Gas Pipeline

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Late yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected a request from pipeline builders and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)…

FERC Commissioner Says the Obvious: Their Pipeline Approval Process Favors Corporate Polluters

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- SNL News reported Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) member Richard Glick said FERC’s process for approving gas pipelines needs to be balanced because it’s currently too…

Constitution Pipeline’s Future in Doubt Following FERC Decision

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) dealt a major blow to the Constitution Pipeline after rejecting the pipeline builder’s petition for a declaratory order that…

Enviros Sue to Stop Fracked Gas Pipeline

WASHINGTON, DC -- Late yesterday, a coalition of environmental groups took legal action in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to halt start of construction of the fracked-gas Mountain…

ICYMI: Senator Kaine Asks FERC to Reconsider Fracked Gas Pipelines

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Citing the rare 2-1 decision by which the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast pipelines, Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) has added…

Halt of Pipeline Construction is Victory for Local Communities

HARRISBURG, PA-- Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) ordered Sunoco to halt construction on the Mariner East 2 pipeline, following several spills and violations of…

TOMORROW: Podcast Listening Tour Shares Climate Change Stories from A Very Personal Perspective

BRADENTON, FL -- The Sierra Club is debuting a new audio project, “The Land I Trust,” a podcast series covering the real consequences of fossil fuels and climate change in the American South -- with…

Virginia Water Board Deals Setback to Dominion’s Fracked Gas Atlantic Coast Pipeline

RICHMOND, VA -- Today, in a 4-3 vote, the Virginia State Water Control Board (Board) conditionally approved the fracked gas Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), but put off a final decision until the…

Key Federal Regulator Attempts to Clear Path for Fracked Gas Pipeline

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a tolling order for the fracked gas Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP). Although the Natural Gas Act requires that FERC…