October 9, 2019, (Lacey, WA)âToday, the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) put a permit decision on hold for a massive fracked gas-to-methanol refinery in Kalama, WA, stating the company behind the refinery provided insufficient information about its carbon footprint and environmental impact.
As a result of a legal challenge to a massive proposed petrochemical facility in Belmont County, the company behind the project will implement several critical air pollution concerns that state regulators failed to address.
Houston, TX -- NextDecade, the company behind the proposed Rio Grande LNG fracked gas export facility at the Port of Brownsville, is reportedly partnering with Canadian pipeline operator Enbridge to build the double Rio Bravo Pipeline to feed the facility.
Sierra Clubâs new national ad in response, âDuke Energy burns coal like it's 1499â kicks off today and mocks Dukeâs claim of moving âbeyond coal,â by noting other ancient practices that have been left by the wayside while Duke continues to burn an archaic, toxic energy source: burlap sacks for clothing, whale blubber lanterns for light and flag signals for communications.
RALEIGH, N.C. â Duke Energy wants to burn dirty, uneconomic coal for several more decades and add massive amounts of dangerous fracked gas in North and South Carolina, according to its latest filings with state regulators.
FERC requested that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) reinitiate consultation on its Endangered Species Act permit for the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline
Just days after a coalition of conservation groups filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serviceâs approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), the projectâs developers have announced they are voluntarily suspending new construction activities in the habitats of endangered species
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) inspectors âfound unsafe construction practices at work sites on the Atlantic Coast Pipelineâ
Shellâs facility is one of five proposed for the region that would put health, safety, and clean drinking water at risk
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under Donald Trumpâs direction, announced a proposed rule that would drastically undermine the bedrock protections set forth in the Clean Water Act
Today, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) announced they issued a stop work order for two miles of the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline
Today, a coalition of water and environmental justice advocates released a study, conducted by the Applied Economics Clinic (AEC), showing Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (MVP) âhas not provided convincing evidenceâ of a need for the MVP extension