Dallas-based Energy Transfer has been hit with a $30 million fine for violating numerous environmental regulations during construction of the firm’s Revolution pipeline in Western Pennsylvania. The fine was levied by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and was one of the agency’s largest-ever civil penalties according to the Dallas Morning News. The state Department …
** National NAACP leaders tell local and state chapters to not accept money from utilities that put up barriers to clean energy policies. ** A Missouri lawmaker proposes a bill that would allow companies to add the cost of new nuclear or renewable generation to customer rates while the projects are under construction. ** The Trump administration’s plan to remove climate change considerations from …
Suncor Energy plans to restart equipment this week at its oil refinery in Commerce City, Colorado following an incident last week where the plant spewed smoke and ash and released a clay-like substance. A statement by Suncor on its Facebook page said it expects the process of restarting the fluidized catalytic cracker unit to take …
Weeks after resigning as Secretary of Energy, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry has rejoined the board of directors overseeing the Dallas pipeline company Energy Transfer. In a Friday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Energy Transfer reported that Perry had joined the board of directors for LE GP LLC, a company that owns and oversees …
