Tag: gas
Transportation Fairness Alliance revealed: Behind the oil industry’s latest attack on...
This new coalition appears poised to counter policies designed to accelerate the transition away from petroleum-powered transportation.
‘Arbitrary and capricious’: Federal judge throws out oil and gas leases...
Calling the policy "arbitrary and capricious," the judge said there was significant evidence that the Bureau of Land Management was intentionally shutting the public out.
How things got so fracking bad in Ohio
Ohio’s natural gas production has swelled more than 2,200 percent in just seven years. But some residents are reporting polluted air and water as a result.
Court to big fracking company: Trespassing still exists – even for...
In a key property rights decision, two West Virginia residents scored a rare victory from the state Supreme Court.
US fracked gas imports to EU could ‘take world far beyond...
Campaigners warn that the continued use and import of fracked gas “torpedoes critical climate targets and violates basic human rights.”
Court upholds ban on offshore drilling, Trump administration shelves plan to...
"This decision is the result of constant pressure from coastal communities, environmental groups, and elected officials who made it abundantly clear that offshore oil and gas drilling is dangerous, unwanted, and a threat to our economy and way of life."
Fossil fuel companies are enlisting police to crack down on protesters
State lawmakers across the country are advancing bills to increase penalties for demonstrators who interfere with 'critical infrastructure,' such as pipelines and gas terminals.
‘Huge victory for our oceans:’ Trump effort to open Arctic to...
"Experts in environmental law estimate that the Trump administration has now lost about 40 environmental cases in federal courts."
Push to reverse obscure shipping law could flood Puerto Rico with...
As the island rebuilds after Hurricane Maria, a century-old federal shipping law known as the Jones Act stands in the way of the oil and gas industry flooding the island with liquefied natural gas, or LNG.
Puerto Rico faces a flood of fracked gas in wake of...
The gas industry and its allies in Congress hope to push LNG exports to the island’s electricity grid, ravaged from climate change-fueled natural disaster.
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NYC releases 170,000 pages of 9/11 air quality records held back for 25 years
The documents settle two lawsuits from survivors and responders who spent decades seeking them.
Houthi seizure of Yemeni port pushes US diesel past $6 a gallon for first...
Saudi oil output has fallen to its lowest level since 1990 as the Iran war disrupts shipping.
Casino workers strike at Encore Boston Harbor after contract talks stall
More than 1,300 Teamsters and UNITE HERE members walked out after voting 97 percent to authorize the strike
Forever War: How 9/11 Unleashed U.S. Violence on Civilians Abroad & Attacks on Rights...
We look at how post-9/11 policies and the so-called war on terror reshaped the country and the world with two Columbia faculty members who convened a two-day symposium on “The Forever War and the First Amendment.” The symposium brought together journalists, scholars, lawyers and activists to explore the legacy of the “war on terror,” specifically focused on the impact on democratic rights, including the freedoms of speech and the press.
Supreme Court blocks Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map for second time
The order clears up dueling court fights just weeks before Missouri finalizes its November ballot.