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PORTLAND — The Center for Biological Diversity, Waterkeeper Alliance and allies issued a formal notice today of their intent to sue the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for failing to ensure that Nationwide Permits reissued during the final days of the Trump administration will not jeopardize endangered species and critical habitat across the country. These Nationwide Permits allow for streamlined industrial development such as oil pipelines, coal mines, and marine aquaculture facilities through ...

Source: Reuters In recent years, state governments, Native American tribes and environmental groups have successfully challenged the Army Corps’ use of the Nationwide Permit Program to stop construction of several big oil and gas pipelines. Those projects include TC Energy Corp’s Keystone XL crude pipe and Equitrans Midstream Corp’s Mountain Valley gas pipe. The revisions, which make it easier for companies to receive Nationwide Permits, also create three categories of linear utility infr...

Kalamazoo, MI, USA / WKZO | Everything Kalamazoo | 590 AM · 106.9 FM Jan 6, 2021 3:08 PM (Reuters) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has finalized revisions to its Nationwide Permits, a program for utility stream crossings that has been criticized by environmentalists, which analysts say could cause problems for oil and natural gas pipelines. In recent years, state governments, Native American tribes and environmental groups have successfully challenged the Army Corps use of the Nationwid...

U.S. Army Corps’ new stream crossing rules could hurt oil/gas pipes -analysts By Syndicated Content Jan 6, 2021 8:08 PM (Reuters) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has finalized revisions to its Nationwide Permits, a program for utility stream crossings that has been criticized by environmentalists, which analysts say could cause problems for oil and natural gas pipelines. In recent years, state governments, Native American tribes and environmental groups have successfully cha...

Article content The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has finalized revisions to its Nationwide Permits, a program for utility stream crossings that has been criticized by environmentalists, which analysts say could cause problems for oil and natural gas pipelines. In recent years, state governments, Native American tribes and environmental groups have successfully challenged the Army Corps’ use of the Nationwide Permit Program to stop construction of several big oil and gas pipelines. We apologiz...