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Federal Judge Sides with Texas Natural Gas Pipeline Developer
The Houston Chronicle reported earlier this week that U.S. District Court Judge Robert Pitman has sided with Houston pipeline operator Kinder Morgan in a dispute over the construction of the Permian Highway Pipeline, a 430-mile pipeline to transport gas from the Permian Basin to U.S. Gulf Coast and Mexico consumer markets. The Chronicle reports: As…
US oil exports hit key milestone
Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported the US has become a net oil exporter for the first time in 75 years. This status serves as both a practical and symbolic milestone, indicating the US’ dominant role in the global energy market. The article highlights the factors leading up to this newfound “energy independence,” writing: The shift…
Push to Bring Broadband to Rural America is Underway
Access to high speed internet has clear benefits for communities. Businesses are better able to promote themselves, and students have greater resources that they can tap for their studies. Yet millions of Americans in rural communities must deal with a widening digital gap that has prevented growth in those areas. Pushing to bring high speed…
Minnesota Supreme Court Declines to Hear Anti-Line 3 Appeal
In a key win for American energy consumers and infrastructure development, the Minnesota Supreme Court this week declined to hear an appeal from opponents of the Line 3 pipeline replacement project, upholding a lower court’s June ruling to allow the construction to proceed. Fox Business reports: “We’re pleased with the decision from the Minnesota Supreme…
Pruitt Condo Controversy Ignores the Pipeline Permitting Process
The ethics of Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt have come into question recently, most notably the details surrounding his living arrangements in Washington, D.C. last year. While Pruitt was renting a condo owned by Vicki Hart, the wife of a friend of Pruitt’s, the EPA approved an expansion project on Enbridge’s Line 67 crude…
Louisiana Receives Primacy over CCS Projects
Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted Louisiana primacy over the deployment of carbon, capture, and sequestration (CCS) technologies, a monumental step forward for the state in securing its energy future. CCS technologies facilitate capture of emissions from industrial sources and secure them safely underground as a way to decarbonize our energy industry. After…