Portland Press Herald editorial In the drive to cut emissions and rein in climate change, tougher EPA rules are more important. A State Department review came out last week, allowing the TransCanada Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline to clear a key environmental hurdle and sending the project to a 30-day comment period and a Read More
Keystone XL Pipeline
NRCM Statement on State Department Final Environmental Impact Statement on Keystone XL Pipeline
“We are disappointed that the State Department has chosen to favor corporate oil interests over the mountain of evidence that tar sands pose a severe environmental risk. The final decision on Keystone XL rests with the President, and he must now decide whether this pipeline from Canada to international oil markets is in the national Read More
Tar Sands Could Flow to New England If Pipelines are Built
By John H. Cushman Jr., InsideClimate News Bangor Daily News news story In contrast to regions such as the upper Midwest, the Northeast’s fuel supply has been nearly free of tar sands crude. That may change in coming years if pipeline expansions sought by Canada’s industry proceed, an environmental group is warning. An increase in Read More
