by admin | Jul 23, 2019 | News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Scenic Beauty
Houston pipeline operator Kinder Morgan has sued an Austin suburb over the passage of an ordinance that the company alleges aims to keep a proposed natural gas pipeline out of town, disrupting a project already registered with state regulators. In a 22-page lawsuit...
by admin | Jul 15, 2019 | News, Oil and Gas Pipelines
By David Baker, Executive Director of the Wimberley Valley Watershed Association Op-ed for the San Antonio Express-News July 15, 2019 It’s more than ironic that Allen Fore, Kinder Morgan’s vice president of public affairs, began a recent op-ed (“Pipeline safest way to...
by admin | Jul 9, 2019 | News, Oil and Gas Pipelines
The hotly-contested Trans-Pecos Pipeline went into service in West Texas one year ago this month, amid protest from local opponents over private property disputes and environmental impacts. The aim of the Mexican-backed project was to export natural gas from the...
by admin | Jul 3, 2019 | Habitat Conservation Plans, News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Wildlife
Every March, birders spill into the canyonlands outside of Austin, Texas, to search for Golden-cheeked Warblers. The tiny black-and-white songbird, with vibrant yellow splashed across its face, is the state’s sole endemic bird, and a federally protected species with...
by admin | Jul 1, 2019 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Oil and Gas Pipelines
Kinder Morgan can begin work on a $2 billion natural gas pipeline without having the Texas energy regulator approve its proposed route, a state judge ruled on Tuesday. The decision removes a challenge to the state’s licensing process that lets gas pipeline companies...
by admin | Jun 20, 2019 | Legislature and Regulation, News, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Water Quality
Joining several other Central Texas communities, the Austin City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a resolution opposing a natural gas pipeline that energy company Kinder Morgan is routing through the Hill Country. The 430-mile pipeline is proposed to travel...
