July 30, 2018
Despite acknowledging the severe climate threat posed by burning fossil fuels, an administrative law judge recommended today to allow FPL to expand its fracked gas-burning operations in Dania Beach
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July 27, 2018
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dealt another blow to the floundering Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), handing down a decision that rescinds permission for all pipeline-related activities in the Jefferson National Forest
July 26, 2018
The EPA’s new associate administrator for the Office of Policy, sent a letter to FERC rolling back suggestions from EPA on how FERC might evaluate the environmental impacts of fracked gas pipelines
July 26, 2018
Yesterday evening, the comment period closed on FERC's review of their 1999 policy statement pertaining to pipeline reviews. Members and supporters of the Sierra Club submitted more than 25,000 comments.
July 24, 2018
Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved construction on the North Carolina section of the controversial fracked gas Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP).
July 19, 2018
Yesterday, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) announced they were reauthorizing construction along a stretch of the 300-mile Mountain Valley Pipeline.
July 19, 2018
This morning, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Kevin McIntyre announced plans to speed federal approvals for proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals.
July 16, 2018
This weekend, Piedmont Natural Gas announced plans to construct and operate a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage facility. The massive facility would cover 50 acres in Robeson County, North Carolina and store 1 billion cubic feet of fracked gas.
July 13, 2018
Mountain Valley Watch, a volunteer organization of concerned community members monitoring construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, released its Incident Reporting Map
July 3, 2018
Today, the coalition of clean water advocates that forced a halt of construction activities for the Mountain Valley Pipeline in West Virginia has formally requested the same for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
July 3, 2018
Neither the builders of the fracked gas Sabal Trail Pipeline nor the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will ask the Supreme Court to review a landmark ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from last year.
June 29, 2018
Today, Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) announced it is suspending construction activities in Southwest Virginia. The halt comes after citizen advocacy groups reported dozens of suspected water quality violations to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).