The agency’s regulation would overrule state plans for ozone-producing gases crossing state lines. At the end of the current term, the Supreme Court temporarily paused the Environmental Protection…
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FERC Grants Conclusive Approval for Mountain Valley Pipeline
The much-litigated natural gas project is back on track after a pipeline rupture in May. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) granted approval for Equitrans Midstream Corp. to…
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Interior Adds New National Trails in Celebration of Great Outdoors Month
Secretary Haaland announces 33.5 miles to the National Trails System, enhancing outdoor recreation across four states. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced the addition of four new…
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Interior Allocates Funding for Orphaned Gas Wells in ND and WV
Over 500 abandoned, contaminated sites will be plugged or remediated. The Department of the Interior awarded $54 million to North Dakota and West Virginia to plug abandoned oil…
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SCOTUS to Hear Case on EPA Ozone Reduction Plan
Oral arguments for the challenge to the “good neighbor” pollution rule to be heard in February. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in February regarding a…
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Supreme Court Turns Away Defamation Case
A mining company’s CEO being described as a “felon” was not slander. The Supreme Court denied an appeal made by former mining CEO Donald Blankenship to hold media…
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Pentagon Pulling Most Troops from Border
Active-duty departures do not include National Guard personnel. The Pentagon has confirmed that the recall of 1,100 active-duty troops from the U.S.-Mexico border, returning them to their home…
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Supreme Court Allows WV Pipeline Project to Proceed
Order vacates prior construction stays. The Supreme Court vacated judicial stays this week that were issued earlier this month by the Fourth Circuit Court against the construction of…
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Mountain Valley Pipeline Construction Advances
The Appalachian pipeline was renegotiated as part of the debt ceiling legislation the president signed early this month. White House adviser John Podesta recently defended President Biden’s decision…
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DOJ Sues WV Governor’s Companies over Mining Violations
The action was brought due to unpaid penalties and continued operations. The Department of Justice filed for a civil action against 13 coal-mining companies owned by West Virginia…
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