by Nelson Bailey | Oct 8, 2017 | Environmental Justice, Politics of energy
Federal lawyers said Friday that the government’s court-ordered environmental review of the Dakota Access pipeline will be complete by next spring, not this year, as previously expected. In a court filing, the Army Corps of Engineers said it was pushing back its...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 8, 2017 | Pipelines, Politics of energy, Spiritual Ecology
The Dakota Access oil pipeline faces new uncertainty after the Army Corps of Engineers said Friday that a court-ordered environmental review won’t be completed this year and will extend through next spring. “The Corps’ original estimate that its...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 8, 2017 | Accidents, Health & Safety, Pipelines
President Donald Trump and Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt have vowed to boost domestic energy production by dismantling federal regulations on things like drilling, but environmental agencies in both blue and red states have pushed back in the...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 6, 2017 | Accidents, Health & Safety
PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU-TV) An incident Wednesday night sent Pike County emergency crews into action. Officials say a crew member working on pipeline in the Hawley Area ruptured a 24 inch line. That sent gas into air, forcing first responders to evacuate about 130...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 6, 2017 | Environmental Justice, Health & Safety
Since oil prices collapsed, ‘the economics have just turned against it entirely,’ one economist said. The long-term future of Canada’s tar sands suffered a blow Thursday when TransCanada announced it would cancel a major pipeline project. The decision on the...
