Gas

June 20, 2014 | Feature

Dryden: The Town That Changed The Fracking Game

When the oil and gas industry came to the small town of Dryden, NY, with plans to start fracking, things didn’t turn out quite how they expected. Find out how a group of neighbors turned the tables on a powerful industry—and changed the fracking game forever. View the photo essay.

March 25, 2020 | Article

Standing Rock Tribe Wins in Court After Years of Perseverance

A federal judge struck down permits for the Dakota Access Pipeline, even after COVID-19 precautions led to an unconventional day in court.

March 18, 2020 | Legal Document

Complaint: Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Expansion of Gulf of Mexico Drilling

Proposed Second Supplemental Complaint. The supplemental complaint over the March 18, 2020, offshore auction follows similar lawsuits in 2018 and 2019 that say federal officials illegally expanded Gulf drilling without fully analyzing the risks to people, wildlife or the environment.The complaint is filed by Earthjustice on behalf of Healthy Gulf, Sierra Club and the Center for Biological Diversity.

March 18, 2020 | Legal Document

Legal Document: Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Expansion of Gulf of Mexico Drilling

Motion for Leave to File Second Supplemental Complaint. The supplemental complaint over the March 18, 2020, offshore auction follows similar lawsuits in 2018 and 2019 that say federal officials illegally expanded Gulf drilling without fully analyzing the risks to people, wildlife or the environment.The complaint is filed by Earthjustice on behalf of Healthy Gulf, Sierra Club and the Center for Biological Diversity.

March 18, 2020 | Press Release

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Expansion of Gulf of Mexico Drilling

Ruling expected soon, as groups file new complaint over offshore leases

March 16, 2020 | From the Experts

Californians Want to Stop Burning Gas in Their Homes

In a new poll, 70% of Californians said they prefer efficient electric appliances powered by clean electricity instead of fossil gas.

March 16, 2020 | In the News: Politico

How South Jersey Became Ground Zero in Feds’ Push For New Way to Transport LNG

Bradley Marshall, Attorney, Florida Office, Earthjustice: “To send that amount of energy in a rail car that has a history of derailing, breaching and exploding, seems incredibly dangerous without any kind of safety analysis of those tank cars. You could see a lot of interest in all of a sudden using trains as pipelines and see it really take off, sort of like you did see with crude by rail. Regulators didn't ensure the safety of transport of crude by rail and then we had explosions all across the country.”

February 26, 2020 | Legal Document

Ruling: William Gandsey vs Southern California Gas Company

Court ruling on William Gandsey vs Southern California Gas Company, et al. in which the court awards monetary sanction against the defendant. The plaintiffs bring the current motion which premise on defendants’ repeated failure to provide sufficient justification for the withholding of thousands of supposedly privileged documents.

February 25, 2020 | Legal Document

Opinion: Kern County CEQA violations

The Board of Supervisors of the County of Kern approved an ordinance to streamline the permitting process for new oil and gas wells and certified an environmental impact report as compliant with CEQA. The plantiffs sued, alleging many CEQA violations. This opinion addresses CEQA violations involving water, agricultural land, and noise.

February 25, 2020 | Press Release: Victory

California Court: Kern County Violating Law by Rubberstamping Oil Drilling

Kern County ordinance written by the oil and gas industry to permit up to 72,000 new wells falters

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