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NJ Environmental Groups Clash with Regulators Over Massive Interstate Pipeline Project
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (297+ words) Environmental groups squared off against New Jersey regulators and a natural gas giant in a federal appeals court Wednesday, arguing a controversial interstate pipeline expansion was approved without required public scrutiny. The legal battle before the U. S. Court of Appeals for…...
German Prosecutors Indict Ukrainian Special Forces Officer in Nord Stream Pipeline Sabotage
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (291+ words) Germany's top prosecutor has indicted a Ukrainian national over the 2022 explosions that crippled the'Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea, moving one of Europe's most politically sensitive sabotage cases closer to trial. The indictment against the man, identified under…...
Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Owner Sues EU Over Russian Gas Ban, Alleging Expropriation
2+ week, 1+ day ago (360+ words) The operator of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline is suing the European Union, seeking to overturn a binding law aimed at phasing out all Russian gas imports by late 2027. In a lawsuit filed with the EU General Court, Swiss-based Nord Stream…...
California Judge Upholds Restraining Order on Santa Barbara Offshore Pipelines
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (429+ words) By clicking the Accept button or clicking any link on this page, you agree to us doing so. A Santa Barbara Superior Court judge on Friday upheld a preliminary injunction against Sable Offshore, blocking the company's immediate plans to restart…...
North Dakota Judge Orders Greenpeace to Pay $345 M Over Pipeline Protests
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (341+ words) A North Dakota judge signalled Tuesday he will formalize an order requiring Greenpeace to pay an estimated $345 million in damages to pipeline company Energy Transfer. The order stemmed from the environmental group's role in protests against the Dakota Access oil…...
Exxon Mobil Sued Over Alleged Monopoly on Gulf Coast CO2 Pipelines
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (363+ words) Exxon Mobil Corp. is facing expanded antitrust claims in a Texas court, accused of leveraging its dominant carbon dioxide pipeline network to stifle competition in the emerging blue ammonia market. The amended lawsuit, filed in Texas Business Court by startup'Clean…...
Supreme Court Rejects Iowa Counties' Challenge to Carbon Pipeline Regulations
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (308+ words) U. S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from two Iowa counties seeking to enforce local regulations on a proposed carbon sequestration pipeline, leaving in place a lower court ruling that federal law takes precedence over local ordinances. Story…...
Judge Denies Sable Offshore Bid to Lift Pipeline Injunction
6+ mon, 1+ day ago (314+ words) A Santa Barbara County judge on Wednesday refused to lift an injunction blocking Sable Offshore Corp. from restarting its onshore pipelines, while forcing the company to confirm that no oil is currently flowing through the system. Judge Donna Geck upheld…...