Standing Rock tactics are being used in a Canada pipeline fight.
Oil
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Despite what the Trump administration says, coal is out
The energy transition is happening now and will only continue.
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How far will Canada go to honor tribal sovereignty?
In pipeline fights, ‘there’s no process for Indigenous peoples to say no.’
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What citizen science can say about seabird deaths
In the Pacific Northwest, the diligence of citizen scientists helps discern patterns in die-offs.
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Local power gets results for Thompson Divide
New legislation could end a decade-long fight against oil and gas development.
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Trump’s administration blocks drilling near a national park
The president’s commitment to oil and gas development gets tested.
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Why we need methane rules
I worked in the oil and gas industry. Volunteer emission controls don’t work.
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Suburbanites reckon with arcane drilling law
On Colorado’s Front Range, companies can extract oil and gas from private land — without homeowners’ permission.
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Oil expected in Dakota Access Pipeline this week
What ongoing legal battles tell us about protections for religious freedoms and government consultation with tribes.
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Standing Rock is history repeating itself
We need to come to terms with our past and present treatment of tribes.
Posted inMarch 20, 2017: The Tree Ring
Latest: Oil equipment shipments won’t hit scenic Idaho road
New size restrictions will keep “megaloads” off the road.
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What the new EPA chief’s emails mean for the West
The court-released exchanges show Scott Pruitt’s cozy relationship with oil and gas could impact energy development.
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Inside the fight to undo BLM’s planning overhaul
In latest skirmish of land wars, Congress supports mining and ranching.
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Why conservatives should fight for Obama’s methane rules
Waste is not a conservative ideal.
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Obama rules repeal push meets resistance and an overbooked schedule
Groups hope the delay gives them time to save the BLM’s methane rule.
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Army Corps drops further DAPL environmental review
The reversal was expected following Trump’s executive order.
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Journalist arrested amid Dakota Access protests
Jenni Monet’s jailing raises concerns about press freedom and the First Amendment.
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The contradictions at the heart of the fight over methane rules
Why does industry oppose federal restrictions on emissions but aid states’ efforts?
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DAPL moves forward
The Acting Secretary of the Army has granted the easement necessary to finish the billion-dollar project.
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The arguments for methane regulations
‘Tailings wars’ of the past provide perspective on today’s flaring rules.