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In West Virginia, Regulators Once Again Rewrite the Rules to Appease Energy Interests

After a federal appeals court blocked a permit for the Mountain Valley Pipeline, the state's Department of Environmental Protection is changing standards to subvert the ruling.

Ken Ward Jr.

News in Brief

A Federal Judge Rules Against West Virginia County in Natural Gas Pipeline Case

It's the second time in two years that the judge has overruled efforts by Fayette leaders to protect their county from what they view as the negative effects of West Virginia's natural gas industry.

Ken Ward Jr.

Tank cars offloading crude oil in St. James, Louisiana.

Inside the Fight Over Pipelines in Louisiana’s Atchafalaya Basin

Anti-pipeline activists find themselves in league with the swamp's Cajun crawfishers as they work to thwart projects by the same company that built the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Sophie Yeo

Environment

A Suspension Has Been Lifted for a Controversial Pipeline in Pennsylvania

Sunoco Pipeline will now resume construction activities after receiving a $12.6 million civil penalty for violating construction permits for its Mariner East 2 pipeline project.

Candace Butera

Environment

Trump Administration Approves Controversial Water Pipeline

The Bureau of Land Management under Trump reversed an Obama-era decision that would have subjected the pipeline to a new environmental review.

Kate Wheeling

News in Brief

Trump Administration Issues Permit for Keystone XL Pipeline

On Friday, the Department of State announced that the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, a controversial project…

Pacific Standard Staff