An audit of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission’s public participation process, released today by the Office of the Legislative Auditor, found that the PUC mishandled public hearings on Enbridge’s controversial Line 3 tar sands pipeline.
As one of California’s largest oil producers enters bankruptcy, the Center for Biological Diversity and Sierra Club today urged Gov. Gavin Newsom to prevent California Resources Corporation and other troubled oil companies from shirking legal obligations to clean up their wells and prevent pollution.
Pa. A.G. Josh Shapiro announced the results of a grand jury report on the harms of fracking, and had scathing words for fracking companies and Pa.'s DEP.
The EPA issued a final rule that illegally scraps section 401 of the Clean Water Act
Culver City's city council released a new report today detailing plans on how quickly the city could phase out neighborhood oil drilling within the city’s borders, and indicates the city would have the authority to do so within the next year.
Ninth Circuit Rejects Push from Trump Admin, Industry to Allow Construction of Keystone XL and Other Oil and Gas Pipelines Through Waterways Amid Appeal
Salt Lake City, UT— Ahead of Utah’s June and September Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oil and gas lease sales, Utah organizations called on BLM Acting State Director Anita Bilbao and Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt to suspend public comment periods, rulemakings, and other actions as communities face the coronavirus crisis. In the letter, the groups noted that, given the current public health crisis, communities are focused on their immediate needs and health— making it difficult to meaningfully participate in the public input process.
Montana Governor Steve Bullock is reportedly allowing Canadian pipeline company TC Energy to move forward with construction of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline in Montana despite concerns about the spread of coronavirus among workers and in vulnerable rural and Tribal communities.
Today, TC Energy -- formerly TransCanada -- the company behind the Keystone XL pipeline, announced plans to begin construction on the controversial tar sands pipeline. The announcement came in the wake of a major investment by the Alberta government to prop up the failing tar sands industry.
Salt Lake City, UT-- Today, the Trump administration’s Interior Department released final resource management plans for the reduced Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. In 2017, President Trump illegally announced intentions to eliminate 2 million acres of public lands from the national monuments. The action is still being challenged in court.
Today, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) released an updated environmental impact statement downplaying the risks of Enbridge’s proposed Line 3 pipeline to Minnesota’s water resources.
This Wednesday afternoon, a group of carolers will gather at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) office to bring holiday cheer and a message to stop the Line 3 pipeline.