Fourth Circuit Concedes to Congress on Mountain Valley Pipeline
The judges recognize that Congress ended their ability to review the Mountain Valley Pipeline, but they seem none too happy about it.
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Supreme Court Saves Mountain Valley Pipeline from Fourth Circuit Stay
The Supreme Court vacated a stay entered by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Will SCOTUS Be the Mountain Valley Pipeline's MVP?
The Mountain Valley Pipeline's developers seek Supreme Court intervention to prevent the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit from delaying its completion.
Who Sabotaged the Nord Stream Pipelines?
Plus: Gov. Ron DeSantis gets accused of fair-weather fiscal responsibility, warrantless drone searches might be illegal, and Lizzo's flute playing sparks a fake controversy.
When Sri Lanka Banned Synthetic Fertilizers, the Country Imploded
Green activists have some good points. But the pursuit of a chemical-free world hurts vulnerable people the most.
Restricting Reliable Energy Sources Is Expensive and Dangerous
Pipelines work, while solar and wind energy often leave people in the dark.
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry Admits Pipelines Are Carbon-Delivery-Efficient
Building more and better energy infrastructure is the best guarantee against fuel and electricity disruptions.
The Colonial Gas Shortage Is Temporary, Bad Energy Policy Is Not
Making it easier to add energy capacity won’t prevent hacking hiccups, but it would help keep energy flowing.
Laws Against Price Gouging Won't Fix the Long Lines at the Gas Station
Don't punish businesses for raising prices during a crisis.
A Supreme Court Eminent Domain Case Both Sides Deserve to Lose
PennEast v. New Jersey features a clash between the power of eminent domain and state sovereign immunity.
Lessons of an Effort to Compensate Victims of an Unjust Use of Eminent Domain a Century after it Happened
Los Angeles County, California, plans to return land unjustly seized from a black family in 1924.
New York's Highest Court Upholds Taking of Private Property for Pipeline that Might Never Get Built
The 4-2 ruling is reminiscent of the federal Supreme Court's dubious decision in Kelo v. City of New London, which also upheld a condemnation for a project that turned out to be a dud.
Protester Trash and Debris Threaten Water Contamination at Dakota Access Pipeline
Clean-up efforts are in a race to beat the coming floods.
Dakota Access Pipeline Easement Will Be Granted By Army
Regulation by presidential whim versus the rule of law
Trump, Obama, and the Approval of the Dakota Access Pipeline
A sad example of how arbitrary politically motivated bureaucratic decisions are replacing the rule of law
Army Corps of Engineers Halts Work on Dakota Access Pipeline
Standing Rock protesters succeed in blocking Bakken oil pipeline route
140+ Arrested, 300+ Officers Reportedly Involved in Crack Down on Dakota Pipeline Protest Camp
Protesters set up multiple roadblock; police from at least six states are in the county.
(UPDATED) Democracy Now Host Amy Goodman Faces 'Riot' Charges For Covering North Dakota Pipeline Protests
Prosecutor argues against Goodman's First Amendment rights because she sympathized with protesters.
