Tag: oil pipelines
Victory: Federal court throws out Energy Transfer’s lawsuit against DAPL water...
"This is a huge victory not just for Greenpeace but for anyone and everyone who has ever stood up against powerful corporate interests."
Police in Minnesota are using private security firms to target anti-pipeline...
“It’s clear that Enbridge is doing everything they can to have a very highly skilled force of security and law enforcement at their fingertips to do what they can to stop any resistance to Line 3.”
Oregon again a battlefield for fracked gas pipeline and Jordan Cove...
“The bottom line is we want to stop the project, so whatever tools are available to do that — so I’m not ruling out anything.”
Energy Transfer’s pipelines have racked up more than 800 permit violations
The outrageous amount of violations have led local governments to draft new legislation on permits and construction regulations for oil pipeline projects.
90% of pipeline explosions result in no financial penalties
"We know we can't expect corporate polluters to look out for our health, but we should be able to count on our enforcement agencies to protect us."
Minnesota approves controversial Enbridge pipeline rebuild
Tribal groups say Enbridge's plan is the worst possible route.
Pipeline leaks 42,000 gallons into Indiana stream
The spill comes as pipelines are under increasing scrutiny in North America.
Appeals court reverses decision stopping Bayou Bridge pipeline work through Cypress...
“We will continue fighting to hold this reckless company accountable for its weekly acts of water pollution and harm to communities.”
Inside the Trump admin’s fight to keep the Keystone XL approval...
“The Trump administration’s approval of the Keystone XL pipeline has been nothing but smoke and mirrors.”
FERC, which rejected 2 gas pipelines out of 400 since 1999,...
Over the past 30 years FERC has granted permits for all but two proposed interstate gas pipelines. It is a rubber stamp agency.
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Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture
The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."
Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future
Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.
Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
Anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades as Trump turns ‘antifa’ label into prosecution tool
The Prairieland case transformed a July 4 protest outside a Texas immigration jail into a terrorism prosecution, with sentences from 30 to 100 years and warnings of a new federal playbook against left-wing dissent.
Addicted to war?
War Fever, Trump-Style.