Anadarko Oil Tank Explosion Kills One, Injures Three
Mead, Colorado -- Late yesterday, an oil tanker in Mead, CO exploded, killing one and injuring three. Authorities are continuing to investigate the cause of the explosion.The death is the third…
Jonathon Berman is a Sierra Club communications manager.
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BP Well Continues to Leak in Alaska’s North Slope
Deadhorse, Alaska -- A British Petroleum (BP) oil and gas well on Alaska’s Northern Slope that blew out on Friday continues to spill crude oil and gas uncontrollably. No one was injured when…
California Lands Commission Rightly Decommissions Santa Barbara Oil Platform
Sacramento, CA -- Today, the California State Lands Commission announced that will begin the process of decommissioning Platform Holly, an oil and gas infrastructure in the Pacific Ocean.The news…
Donald Trump Continues His All Talk, No Action Presidency
Washington, DC -- Today, Donald Trump fired off a series of tweets complaining about government funding, when in reality, it is his budget that included cuts for the programs mentioned, and it’s his…
Enbridge Tar Sands Pipeline Environmental Review Released
Minneapolis, MN -- Today, the Minnesota Department of Commerce released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Enbridge’s Line 3 Pipeline. The proposed tar sands pipeline has faced widespread…
Energy Transfer’s Fracked Gas Pipeline Spills Six Times in Two Weeks, Has Seven Additional Violations
Columbus, OH -- Over the weekend, Sierra Club discovered that Energy Transfer’s fracked gas pipeline, Rover, has spilled six times in a two-week period, has had six stormwater violations, and…
FERC Announcing Investigation into Energy Transfer’s Rover Pipeline
Columbus, OH -- Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) notified Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) that it was conducting an investigation into the construction of the fracked gas Rover…
FERC Rejects Rover Pipeline Request
Washington, DC -- Late yesterday, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) rejected Energy Transfer Partners’ request to resume horizontal directional drilling at two sites for its Rover…
More than 200,000 People Take to the Streets of Washington, DC Demanding Climate Action
Washington, DC -- Today, more than 200,000 people took to the streets of Washington, DC for the Peoples Climate March, joined by thousands more marching in cities and towns across the country.The…
Nebraskans Testify Against Keystone XL Pipeline
York, NE -- Today, the Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC) is holding its lone public comment meeting along the proposed path of the Keystone XL pipeline. The meeting is offering Nebraskans the…