by Nelson Bailey | Apr 5, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Pipelines
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to revive and expedite two multi-billion-dollar underground pipelines that would snake oil through US states to centers of the petroleum industry. One is the contentious $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline,...
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 5, 2017 | Pipelines, Politics of energy
In a letter submitted Tuesday to the federal agency reviewing the project, 16 legislators from affected states asked for approval of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline, highlighting potential economic and other benefits for their residents. According to the...
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 3, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Health & Safety
March 31, 2017 GREAT FALLS, Mont. – A conservation group in Montana on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging the Keystone XL Pipeline, which would travel through the state and across two of its major rivers. The Trump administration approved the pipeline last...
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 3, 2017 | Health & Safety, Politics of energy
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Prolonged protests in North Dakota have failed to stop the flow of oil through the Dakota Access pipeline, at least for now, but they have provided inspiration and a blueprint for protests against pipelines in other states. The months of...
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 1, 2017 | For Landowners, Health & Safety, Pipelines
Residents are emboldened by North Dakota standoff as energy firms try to move glut of natural gas. By Kris Maher March 31, 2017 5:30 a.m. ET HUNTINGDON, Pa.—As energy companies ramp up efforts to move a glut of natural gas with new pipelines in Pennsylvania and...
