Tag: FERC

To begin with, Washington has failed to be an honest broker in the peace process.

“President Biden campaigned on bold and ambitious goals to tackle the climate crisis and environmental injustice. Supporting the push to expand gas exports and lock in decades of fossil fuel production is directly in conflict with these goals.” 

Over the past 30 years FERC has granted permits for all but two proposed interstate gas pipelines. It is a rubber stamp agency.

The newest FERC appointees Neil Chatterjee and Rob Powelson have ties to fossil fuel companies and utilities.

Opponents of fossil fuel infrastructure are protesting Powelson and Chatterjee’s nominations.

Energy Transfer Partners finds itself embattled anew over the preservation of historic sites, this time in Ohio.

Opposing a pipeline, residents in Waterville, Ohio, passed a new law to protect their right to clean air, water, and soil.