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High-stakes claims, hazy precedent steer Keystone XL lawsuit
Posted by EnergyWire: Ellen M. Gilmer on January 11th, 2016
EnergyWire: TransCanada Corp.'s attempt to resuscitate the Keystone XL pipeline promises a drawn out legal battle over President Obama's rejection of the long-embattled oil project.
The pipeline backer Wednesday lodged dual complaints challenging Obama's November rejection of the proposed oil pipeline. While one complaint seeks to recover sunk investments under the North American Free Trade Agreement (EnergyWire, Jan. 7), the other asks a federal court in Texas to declare that Obama was constitutionally out...
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Comments Off on High-stakes claims, hazy precedent steer Keystone XL lawsuitNew York releases long-awaited study prompted fracking ban
Posted by EnergyWire: Ellen M. Gilmer on May 15th, 2015
EnergyWire: New York state officials yesterday finally unveiled the controversial environmental study that led to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's (D) decision to ban hydraulic fracturing in the Empire State.
The final environmental impact statement, in the works for almost seven years, outlines the health and environmental concerns cited by Cuomo's administration in December, when acting state Health Commissioner Howard Zucker said fracking's risks outweigh its potential economic benefits.
The decision set off victory...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on New York releases long-awaited study prompted fracking banEnviros push ‘public trust’ as trump card over oil and gas influence
Posted by EnergyWire: Ellen M. Gilmer on August 16th, 2014
EnergyWire: Last Dec. 19 was a gratifying day for John Dernbach. In 162 pages the state's highest court had resurrected a provision in Pennsylvania's Constitution that had long ago faded into obscurity. The forgotten measure is an environmental rights amendment nestled in Article 1, among core protections of civil rights and due process. The amendment gives people a right to clean air, pure water and conservation of natural resources. It hands environmentalists an opportunity to transform the natural gas debate...
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