PIPELINE NEWS
Pipeline Fighters Hub: Landowners Facing Eminent Domain for CO2 Pipeline Win Victory at South Dakota Supreme Court
Press release: Dakota Supreme Court Rules Against Summit Carbon Solutions' Use of Eminent Domain
Tri-State Livestock News: South Dakota Supreme Court rules carbon pipeline not common carrier, can’t use eminent domain
KXLG: SD Supreme Court Denies Eminent Domain Rights to Carbon Capture Pipeline Company, Informational Meetings Scheduled
The Center Square: South Dakota Supreme Court remands Summit Carbon Pipeline case to lower court
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Summit pipeline hits potential roadblock in South Dakota
KELO: SD Supreme Court rules on CO2 survey lawsuit
KSFY: SD Supreme Court sides with landowners on survey lawsuit
KELO: SD Supreme Court rules against Summit Carbon Solutions on surveys – and more
DTN Progressive Farmer: SD Supreme Court Sides With Landowners
Times Citizen: S.D. rules against Summit pipeline
Agri-Pulse: South Dakota high court sides with landowners in latest blow to CO2 pipeline
Carbon Herald: Summit Carbon Pipeline Plans Face Uncertainty After SD Supreme Court Ruling
The Narwhal: Indigenous leaders burn pipeline agreement, set up BC road blockade
Canada’s National Observer: First Nation blockades road ahead of LNG pipeline construction
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CTV: U.S., Canadian activists meet up to protest Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
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PIPELINE NEWS
Pipeline Fighters Hub: Landowners Facing Eminent Domain for CO2 Pipeline Win Victory at South Dakota Supreme Court
8/23/24
“The South Dakota Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Summit Carbon Solutions (SCS) has not proven that it is a “common carrier” or that CO2 is a commodity under state law, and so at this time is not authorized to use eminent domain to seize landowners’ property against their will for its dangerous and unwanted multistate CO2 pipeline and underground waste dump,” the Pipeline Fighters Hub reports. “SCS has also failed to establish that the CO2 featured in this case is a commodity,” the justices wrote. The case was remanded for further lower court proceedings. Landowners were represented by Brian Jorde of Omaha-based Domina Law Group, and affiliated with the South Dakota Easem*nt Team landowners’ legal co-op. The ruling is a major setback for Summit in both South Dakota, and across the proposed pipeline’s route, where landowners have consistently complained about the company’s invasive and illegal property surveying tactics and treatment of landowners. Without a declaration that Summit is a “common carrier” under South Dakota state law, it cannot conduct any invasive type of surveying where disturbance of land occurs without prior landowner consent, or else after a jury trial on the issue. Landowners in Iowa are also challenging Iowa’s survey law. Hardin County landowner Kent Kaschike was sued by Summit for refusing survey access to his land, and the case has made it up to the Iowa Supreme Court, where oral arguments will be heard on October 8. “The South Dakota Supreme Court has unanimously vindicated arguments against Summit's CO2 pipeline by landowners and completely repudiated proponents’ reasons for supporting their boondoggle” said Ed Fischbach, a South Dakota landowner and farmer near Mellette, and member of the South Dakota Easem*nt Team. “South Dakota landowners may rightfully refuse Summit’s surveyors, and any landowner that was violated by Summit’s invasive surveys can now go after this private company for damages. This is a huge victory for all of us who have been on the front lines of this fight, but South Dakota has once again demonstrated that We Are Not For Sale.” “It’s a huge win for landowners who want nothing to do with this risky pipeline and have challenged Summit’s invasive surveying from the start. Eminent domain should never be abused for private gain, and we’ll keep fighting to stop these threats to landowners, not just from Summit but by other risky projects as well,” said Emma Schmit, Pipeline Organizer for Bold Alliance.“This is a major victory for property rights in the courts. Now, South Dakotans need to get out and vote NO on Referred Law 21 on their ballots, to help landowners overturn the bad pipeline bill (SB201) they all fought against and solidify protection of property rights.”
Press release: Dakota Supreme Court Rules Against Summit Carbon Solutions' Use of Eminent Domain
8/23/24
“In a significant legal victory for South Dakota landowners, the South Dakota Supreme Court yesterday unanimously ruled against Summit Carbon Solutions' attempt to utilize eminent domain in its surveying process for its proposed carbon dioxide pipeline project. The Supreme Court's decision invalidates prior rulings by lower courts that had erroneously deemed Summit a common carrier and affirmed its right to use eminent domain to conduct extensive surveys. The Court's decision emphasized that "a pipeline cannot become a common carrier simply by declaring itself to be one" (¶26). Moreover, the Court noted that Summit failed to demonstrate that the carbon dioxide it intends to transport qualifies as a commodity, stating, “Based on the record before us, SCS has also failed to establish that the CO2 featured in this case is a commodity” (¶33). Without the power of eminent domain, Summit’s ability to proceed with its pipeline project faces a major uphill battle. “This decision is a significant victory for the rights of South Dakota landowners,” said Betty Strom, a plaintiff in the lawsuit and member of Dakota Rural Action. “For years, Summit Carbon Solutions has pushed forward its agenda by misleading the public and overstepping legal boundaries. I am so grateful that the Supreme Court has followed the letter and intent of the law on this matter.” Dakota Rural Action, representing the interests of affected South Dakotans, applauds the Supreme Court's ruling. The organization has long fought against Summit's attempts to use eminent domain to bypass landowners' consent, arguing that this particular project has no claim to eminent domain in our state besides their own word. “This ruling is a triumph for landowners who have long opposed Summit’s unfounded claims,” commented former South Dakota Representative Dennis Feickert, a Dakota Rural Action member and impacted landowner. “This decision is a major rebuke to the lower court, and the public officials who have supported this project without making sure the company even qualified for eminent domain.”
Tri-State Livestock News: South Dakota Supreme Court rules carbon pipeline not common carrier, can’t use eminent domain
8/23/24
“The South Dakota Supreme Court ruled on Aug. 21, 2024, that Summit Carbon Solutions has not demonstrated that it is a common carrier nor is it transporting a commodity,” Tri-State Livestock News reports. “This means that in the state of South Dakota, Summit Carbon Solutions, a company proposing to build a carbon sequestration pipeline through Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota, will not be allowed to use eminent domain to force landowners to sign easem*nts for pipeline development. The court ruling also defends the plaintiff’s conservative interpretation of surveying. Summit, under a District court ruling, had in multiple situations, surveyed land without permission, in some cases causing extensive damage by digging trenches, boring deep holes, etc… “Other legislators, ag groups and property rights groups including the South Dakota Stockgrowers Association opposed the use of eminent domain by a private company such as Summit Carbon Solutions. Many legislative battles ensued… “Klipfel told the News he was present on Jared Bossley’s property when Summit surveyed without permission. “If anyone thinks that wasn’t a traumatic experience, you needed to be there. Summit had blocked off the roads, the sheriff was there keeping Bossley sequestered…Circuit Court Judge Sommers, in his ruling basically said Jared couldn’t protect his own property,” said Klipfel… “Klipfel is thankful that the ruling removes Summit Carbon Solution’s assumed right to use eminent domain. “Under this ruling, they are not a common carrier and they are not transporting a commodity,” he said. After refusing Summit’s easem*nt offer multiple times, Klipfel’s sheriff had served him condemnation papers for his property, which led him to seek legal counsel. “Eminent domain is an aggressive law. It says ‘we are going to condemn your property and take it as our own,’ that’s a startling thing when you see it,” he said… “District 16 Representative Karla Lems, a business owner and landowner from Canton, said this is a big win for South Dakota’s property owners. “We haven’t won the war, but we won a big battle this week,” she said. Summit approached Lems to sign an easem*nt to allow the pipeline on her land, but thus far she has not agreed to the proposal… “It’s pretty exciting to be here making property rights one of the most important topics in our state,” said Klipfel.
KXLG: SD Supreme Court Denies Eminent Domain Rights to Carbon Capture Pipeline Company, Informational Meetings Scheduled
Steve Jurrens, 8/24/24
“The South Dakota Supreme Court has ruled that Summit Carbon Solutions (SCS), a company aiming to build a carbon capture pipeline through the state, has not demonstrated its eligibility for eminent domain privileges. This decision effectively halts the company's invasive surveying tactics on private land in several northeastern South Dakota counties,” KXLG reports. “...We are pleased with the South Dakota Supreme Court's ruling," landowner and farmer Joy Hohn told KXLG. "This decision affirms that Summit Carbon Solutions does not qualify as a common carrier, transporting a good for public use, and therefore cannot use eminent domain to seize private property." “...Hundreds of South Dakota citizens have faced the threat of eminent domain from SCS, with some experiencing unauthorized land access and property damage during surveys. The proposed pipeline, spanning 18 eastern South Dakota counties, has sparked widespread controversy. "This ruling is a crucial step towards protecting property rights for all South Dakotan citizens," Hohn emphasized. "It's a testament to the perseverance of hundreds of landowners, lawmakers, and other concerned individuals who have stood up against this blatant violation." Hohn also expressed gratitude to Brian Jorde, a lawyer representing affected landowners who have tirelessly advocated for their rights… "Eminent domain is a limited power reserved for situations involving genuine public use," explained Craig Schaunaman, a landowner, farmer, and former legislator. "Beneficial projects don't necessarily require eminent domain. Both the ethanol industry and large water systems have been built in recent decades without it." “...Landowners for Eminent Domain Reform (LEDR), a group formed in 2021 to advocate for property rights, has scheduled informational meetings to educate the public about RL21's potential consequences. "We urge everyone to learn more about this unprecedented legislation before voting in November," Hohn concluded. "Your vote is your voice. Make sure it's heard."
The Center Square: South Dakota Supreme Court remands Summit Carbon Pipeline case to lower court
Kim Jarrett, 8/23/24
“The South Dakota Supreme Court is asking a lower court to revisit questions about the status of Summit Carbon Solutions and its authorization to conduct surveys on private land,” The Center Square reports. “...South Dakota landowners are battling with the company in court. They said in two separate court cases that Summit was not a common carrier and carbon dioxide is not a commodity, so eminent domain laws do not apply… “The landowners also argued that the trial court "abused their discretion in denying Landowners’ request for further discovery." "The record demonstrates that SCS resisted Landowners’ efforts to obtain depositions and documents that are of fundamental importance to the issues in this case...Landowners are entitled to conduct depositions and have access to documents relevant to SCS’s pricing terms and business model under conditions prescribed by the courts to preserve the confidentiality of the information," the court said… “Pipeline Fighters Hub called the decision a victory. The organization launched in 2021 as a project of the Bold Education Fund, a group that said it helps landowners fight eminent domain abuse. “South Dakota landowners may rightfully refuse Summit’s surveyors, and any landowner that was violated by Summit’s invasive surveys can now go after this private company for damages," said Ed Fischbach, a South Dakota landowner and farmer in a news release posted on the organization's website.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Summit pipeline hits potential roadblock in South Dakota
Jared Strong, 8/23/24
“A unanimous decision by the South Dakota Supreme Court this week cast doubt on whether a carbon dioxide pipeline company is eligible to use eminent domain to build a pipeline in that state.” the Cedar Rapids Gazette reports. “The ruling focused on Summit Carbon Solutions' ability to survey land against the wishes of landowners, but the justices said Summit's multistate project might not qualify as a "common carrier," a requirement for eminent domain… “The South Dakota court, in its consideration of an early, lower court ruling, said Summit has not yet provided enough evidence that it is “holding itself out to the general public as transporting a commodity for hire.” "It is thus premature to conclude that (Summit) is a common carrier, especially where the record before us suggests that CO2 is being shipped and sequestered underground with no apparent productive use," the Supreme Court ruling stated… “Summit has said its project isn't feasible without approval in South Dakota. South Dakota utility regulators denied Summit's first request for a pipeline permit about a year ago because its route violated county zoning ordinances. The company has said it will reapply with a different route but has not disclosed when. Opponents of the project cheered the South Dakota decision. The Sierra Club of Iowa, a leading organizer of that opposition, noted: “Without eminent domain powers, Summit's path forward is insurmountable."
KELO: SD Supreme Court rules on CO2 survey lawsuit
Rae Yost, 8/22/24
“The South Dakota Supreme Court said Thursday Summit Carbon Solutions has not demonstrated that it is a common carrier “holding itself out to the general public as transporting a commodity for hire,” KELO reports. “...Landowners who filed a lawsuit against Summit said the company had overstepped its legal abilities on surveys of private land. Summit did not have the right to drill or use heavy equipment for surveys, the lawsuit claims. The proposed pipeline is not a common carrier of a commodity, so South Dakota law on eminent domain did not apply, the lawsuit argued… “Sabrina Ahmed Zenor of Summit provided a statement to KELOLAND News, “We are carefully evaluating the South Dakota Supreme Court’s decision and remain confident as we prepare to present the information requested that supports our role as a common carrier, and that CO2 is a commodity.” Brian Jorde, the lawyer representing landowners in the lawsuit against Summit said in email to media that the ruling was a “Big win for SD landowners and property right defenders today!” “...Jorde cited the common carrier reference, minimal invasive surveys as well as landowners entitled to a jury trial for damages that happen during surveys as highlights of the court ruling.”
KSFY: SD Supreme Court sides with landowners on survey lawsuit
8/22/24
“The South Dakota Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Summit Carbon Solutions is not a common carrier and cannot utilize eminent domain to survey,” KSFY reports. “...When Summit Carbon Solutions began surveying on private land without consent, landowners took the fight to the courts… “In the opinion filed on Wednesday, the Supreme Court said that Summit Carbon Solutions has not proven the carbon to be considered a common commodity, and by extension, that would not grant them the right to exercise eminent domain for surveying… “The ruling states that the seven landowner cases were in the ‘early phase of litigation’ and Summit had not proved it was a common carrier.”
KELO: SD Supreme Court rules against Summit Carbon Solutions on surveys – and more
Tom Rooney, 8/22/24
“A major victory today for South Dakota landowners fighting a proposed carbon capture pipeline,” KELO reports.” The High Court ruled against Summit Carbon Solutions – the company that wants to build the line, on the issue of invasive surveys of private land. Pipeline opponent Ed Fischbach told KELO the Supreme Court didn’t stop there. The ruling could also create problems for Summit in Iowa. Iowa regulators approved Summit’s request for a permit to build the line, but that approval was contingent on approval in the Dakotas.”
DTN Progressive Farmer: SD Supreme Court Sides With Landowners
Todd Neeley, 8/23/24
“Lower courts in South Dakota erred in ruling Summit Carbon Solutions is a common carrier able to exercise eminent domain to acquire and inspect land for a planned 2,000-mile carbon pipeline, the South Dakota Supreme Court ruled Thursday,” DTN Progressive Farmer reports. “In a 42-page ruling handed down in an ongoing legal fight mounted by more than 50 landowners in the state, the state's highest court said the company had not presented enough evidence to show it was a common carrier… “The South Dakota Supreme Court said it was unclear whether the carbon dioxide that would be transported from ethanol plants to a sequestration site would be a commodity… “The state's supreme court this week sent the cases back to the lower courts for further proceedings on the common carrier question… “Brian E. Jorde, an attorney with Domina Law Group in Omaha representing landowners in the case, told DTN the landowners want the pipeline to avoid South Dakota. "South Dakotans are thankful for the supreme court's thoughtful analysis and siding with landowners and it is gratifying for landowners to be vindicated by the supreme court after three years of fighting these issues," he told DTN. "The ball is in Summit's court, but we suggest routing around South Dakota."
Times Citizen: S.D. rules against Summit pipeline
Elaine Loring-Jass, 8/23/24
“A South Dakota Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Summit Carbon Solutions (SCS) “has not demonstrated that it is a common carrier holding itself out to the general public as transporting a commodity for hire,” the Times Citizen reports. “...The Supreme Court said it was “premature to conclude that SCS is a common carrier, especially where the record before us suggests that CO2 is being shipped and sequestered underground with no apparent productive use.” “...We are evaluating the South Dakota Supreme Court's decision and look forward to providing the information requested to the District Court that reaffirms our role as a common carrier, and that CO2 is a commodity,” Summit spokesman Sabrina Zenor said in a statement to the Times Citizen… “Zenor also told the Times Citizen the public informational meetings will continue as scheduled, and Hardin County has a meeting set for 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29 at Albright’s Bluff, 119 Main St., Iowa Falls. “A lot of things hinged on South Dakota,” Hardin County landowner Katherine Stockdale told the Times Citizen. “If they can’t use eminent domain in South Dakota, they can’t get a pipeline through and will stop the project.” During the 2024 American Coalition for Ethanol Conference Summit on Aug. 16, SCS CEO Lee Blank said he didn’t feel the company explained the reason “why” for the pipeline early on in the planning stages, and said the company has developed a video they will be showing in these meetings… “According to Jess Mazour with the Sierra Club, Landowners in Iowa are also challenging a state survey law. Hardin County landowner Kent Kasischke was sued by Summit after refusing survey access to his land in 2022. The case has been appealed to the Iowa Supreme Court. Oral arguments in front of the Iowa Supreme Court will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8 at the Iowa State Capitol.”
Agri-Pulse: South Dakota high court sides with landowners in latest blow to CO2 pipeline
Rebekah Alvey, 8/22/24
“The South Dakota Supreme Court unanimously sided with landowners Thursday in ruling that CO2 pipeline developer Summit Carbon Solutions has yet to prove it's a common carrier, which limits its ability to do surveys without landowner permission,” Agri-Pulse reports. “...Specifically, the landowners challenged Summit’s status as a common carrier and argued that it is unconstitutional to conduct surveys that are more than minimally invasive, or above the surface-level viewing and work… “The Supreme Court’s decision reverses this ruling, stating it is premature to conclude that Summit is a common carrier and the circuit courts “abused their discretion in denying Landowners’ request for further discovery.” By not demonstrating itself as a common carrier, Summit lacks the power of eminent domain. Not having that authority prevents the company from performing surveys, minimally invasive or otherwise, without a landowner’s express permission.”
Carbon Herald: Summit Carbon Pipeline Plans Face Uncertainty After SD Supreme Court Ruling
Sasha Ranevska, 8/23/24
“The future of a widely debated carbon capture and storage pipeline plan by Summit Carbon is once again uncertain, following the latest decision by the South Dakota Supreme Court mandating that the case be sent back to lower courts for additional legal proceedings,” the Carbon Herald reports “...Following an appeal from the local landowners, South Dakota Justice Janine Kern stated that the lower courts “erred in granting summary judgment because SCS has not demonstrated that it is a common carrier holding itself out to the general public as transporting a commodity for hire.” This distinction is vital in this situation, as the classification of a “common carrier,” which refers to a private or public organization that transports goods in exchange for a fee, would allow the pipeline developer to obtain private property via eminent domain.”
The Narwhal: Indigenous leaders burn pipeline agreement, set up BC road blockade
Matt Simmons, 8/24/24
“Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs are leading a new wave of pipeline opposition on their lands in northwestern Canada — four years after nationwide protests shut down railways and roads in a failed bid to halt construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline in British Columbia,” The Narwhal reports. “On Thursday, on a remote forest service road in northwest BC, Gitanyow Simgiget (Hereditary Chiefs) burned a benefits agreement they signed with TC Energy 10 years ago in support of the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline, saying it will “make our ancestors happy.” The burning ceremony came after the chiefs, supported by dozens of youth from surrounding communities, closed their territories to all traffic related to the new pipeline and set up a blockade. Construction of the 800-kilometre pipeline — which will ship mainly fracked gas from BC’s northeast to liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities on BC’s coast — is set to begin this weekend. If completed, the new pipeline would cross more than 1,000 waterways, including major salmon-bearing rivers and tributaries. After closing the Nass Forest Service Road to all pipeline vehicles on Thursday, two chiefs of the Ganeda (Raven/Frog) Clan, Gamlakyeltxw Wil Marsden and Watakhayetsxw Deborah Good, set up a checkpoint where the road meets Highway 37, about 170 kilometres north of Terrace, BC.. “They’re trying to build a 1,000-man camp just down the road at Nass camp, and we’re here to tell them to go around,” Gamlakyeltxw told the Narwhal at the blockade before the agreement was burned. “They’re not welcome. And as far as we’re concerned, this pipeline needs a new environmental assessment.”
Canada’s National Observer: First Nation blockades road ahead of LNG pipeline construction
Matteo Cimellaro, 8/26/24
“A B.C. First Nation has established a blockade on its traditional territory to close the access point into the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline (PRGT) man camp,” Canada’s National Observer reports. “Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs decided to blockade the Cranberry Connector, a forest service road that passes over the Cranberry River, on Thursday after reports arrived from Gitanyow camps that large trucks and machinery were crossing their traditional territory. As the blockade was being established, a ceremony was held to burn 10-year-old pipeline benefit agreements over the PRGT. Gitanyow maintains that the agreements are outdated and that “the project route and scope have undergone significant changes since the existing environmental assessment was conducted in 2014,” a Gitanyow press release said. Tara Marsden, Wilp sustainability director for the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs, told the Observer the Nisga’a and Western LNG consortium have been secretive during the beginning of pipeline construction. Marsden told the Observer that the Nisga’a and Western LNG are “withholding key information long enough that we can’t do anything about it,” she told Canada’s National Observer… “In advance of the October election, Marsden adds, the NDP has shifted from recognizing legal pluralism and an eagerness to reconcile Indigenous and Crown law. Now, “they are saying quite a different thing” by arguing that their permits and certificates are valid — “they’re really reverting back to probably over 20 years ago in terms of messaging.” “...Gitanyow is now also exploring legal action against Ksi Lisims, given its potential impact on the Nass River, a significant harvesting river for the Gitanyow.”
GlobalNews.ca: ‘Peace vessel’ returns to Vancouver B.C. protesting Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion [VIDEO]
8/25/24
“A tiny boat that has sparked protests on a global scale. It's called the golden rule, and it's a part of an environmental movement that gained international traction right here in Vancouver. And now as Grace Ke reports, it's challenging a project close to home,” GlobalNews.ca reports.
CTV: U.S., Canadian activists meet up to protest Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
Ben Miljure, 8/25/24
“A group of Americans known for their opposition to nuclear weapons, and military spending in general, brought a sailboat into Burrard Inlet where they met up with local paddlers for a protest on the water in front of the Trans Mountain Pipeline at its terminus in Burnaby, B.C., on Sunday morning,” CTV reports. “Veterans for Peace docked their sailboat the Golden Rule at Cates Park where they were greeted by Charlene Aleck, a councillor with the Tsleil-Waututh Nation. "Using your voice in this way is so important and it's so needed. Especially in this climate devastation that we're in," Aleck told the American visitors as they stood on the dock alongside a few dozen local climate activists… “Following the remarks on the dock, a number of protestors in kayaks and canoes paddled across Burrard Inlet to the TMX terminal in Burnaby and Veterans for Peace sailed their boat alongside the perimeter of the facility.”
GlobalNews.ca: Lower gas prices in Metro Vancouver linked to TMX pipeline: report
8/25/24
“A new report suggests that lower gas prices in Metro Vancouver may be due, in part, to the TMX pipeline,” according to GlobalNews.ca. “...A report from the CD Howe Institute suggests the price drop has a lot to do with more supply coming through the pipeline, rather than by the more expensive option - rail. According to the report, a rough estimate indicates the premium we have paid on gasoline costs the average Metro Vancouver family $1,200 a year. When the newly expanded TMX pipeline came online in May, prices seemed to settle as more refined product could be shipped at a lower cost, according to the report. B.C. Premier David Eby has his doubts, however, telling GlobalNews a Utilities Commission Report five years ago found an "unexplained" 13-cent-per-litre differential charged on B.C. gas. "I think many British Columbians would be surprised to hear that they are enjoying low gas prices because of the Transmountain Pipeline because the pump prices in B.C. have been very significant," he told GlobalNews.
Press release: The Board of Directors of Trans Mountain Corporation Announces Key Leadership Succession Appointments
8/23/24
“The Board of Directors of Trans Mountain Corporation is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Maki, currently Trans Mountain’s Chief Financial and Strategy Officer, to the role of Chief Executive Officer, effective September 1, 2024. “The Board is very pleased that Mark, with his experience and impressive track record, will succeed Dawn Farrell as our Chief Executive Officer,” said William (Bill) Downe, Chair of the Board of Directors, Trans Mountain… “Mr. Maki has been the Chief Financial and Strategy Officer of Trans Mountain since 2020. He will oversee the next stages of the strategy for Trans Mountain, which will include finalizing the long-term toll rate, optimizing the company’s capital structure, initiating growth opportunities, advancing Indigenous economic participation, and preparing for the divestment process. Mr. Maki has held senior executive roles in both the United States and Canada over his career and has significant expertise in the mid-stream industry, including nearly 34 years at Enbridge, including the role as President of Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. in the United States… “The Board of Directors has also approved the appointment of Michael Davies to the role of President and Chief Operating Officer, effective September 1, 2024, reporting to Mr. Maki. Mr. Davies currently holds the role of Chief Operating Officer at Trans Mountain, with more than 34 years of experience at the company… “Mr. Davies has more than 34 years of experience with Trans Mountain and its predecessor companies. He is also currently the Chairman of the Board of the Western Canada Marine Response Corporation (WCMRC), the Transport Canada-certified marine spill response organization for Canada’s West Coast.”
The Tyee: BC Illegally Collected Personal Info Tied to the Wet’suwet’en Conflict
Amanda Follett Hosgood, 8/26/24
“B.C. says it violated its own privacy laws when it gathered personal information from Coastal GasLink about “various individuals” involved in a high-profile conflict over the controversial pipeline project,” The Tyee reports. “The province did not say how Coastal GasLink obtained the personal information, nor did it provide details about who was affected, instead arguing in documents filed with B.C.’s information and privacy watchdog, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, that releasing further information could exacerbate the breach and harm its relationship with the Wet’suwet’en Nation’s hereditary leadership… “According to the submission to the OIPC, Coastal GasLink provided information to B.C.’s now defunct LNG Canada Implementation Secretariat, a branch of the province’s Energy Ministry, which then shared it with the Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation “to inform them of the views of Coastal GasLink regarding the risks and activities in the area” prior to ministry staff visiting Wet’suwet’en territory… “The province said that releasing more information could harm B.C.’s “relationship with the Wet’suwet’en Nation, including in particular the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs.” Some of the information “would likely be viewed as controversial or in bad faith,” the province added, saying that it “does not adequately represent all the productive discussions and progress that has been made toward reconciliation.”
Inside Climate News: ‘It’s Just No Place for an Oil Pipeline’: A Wisconsin Tribe Continues Its Fight to Remove a 71-Year-Old Line From a Pristine Place
Phil McKenna, 8/25/24
“...From the driver’s seat of his small fishing boat, Mike Wiggins, the former chairman of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, contemplated his surroundings with awe as a bald eagle soared overhead,” Inside Climate News reports… “This is a power place,” he told ICN as he blasted Unbound, a recently released album by musicians including fellow Bad River tribal member Dylan Jennings. “It’s just no place for an oil pipeline.” It has one, though. Seventy-one years ago, Lakehead Pipeline, a predecessor to Canadian pipeline company Enbridge, commissioned the construction of Line 5, a 30-inch diameter crude oil pipeline that transports up to 540,000 barrels of hydrocarbons per day from Superior, Wisconsin, to Sarnia, Ontario… “However, more than a dozen easem*nts granted to the pipeline, which was completed in 1953, have since expired. In 2017, the Bad River tribal council voted unanimously not to renew them. Two years later, the tribe sued to have the pipeline removed from the reservation… “A March 2022 letter to the Army Corps by then-chairman Wiggins noted that the Bad River tribe retains rights to hunt, fish and gather on the reservation, and in surrounding territories ceded to the U.S. government, through treaties signed in 1837, 1842 and 1854. Ed Leoso, hatchery foreman for the Bad River tribe, told ICN an oil spill anywhere in the Bad River watershed would jeopardize all those rights… “It would pretty much destroy the river.” Leoso told ICN oil accumulating on the river bottom would be particularly harmful for wild rice. “Once that oil accumulates on the bottom—you know, there’s seed down there—who knows when that’ll come back up again, if ever,” he told ICN.
Appalachian Voices: Mountain Valley Pipeline’s restoration work causing even more issues
DAN RADMACHER, 8/23/24
“Though Mountain Valley Pipeline went into service in mid-June, construction continues on the route as contractors work to complete final restoration of the right-of-way — returning it as much as they can to its original contour, taking out silt socks, timber mats and other equipment, and installing waterbars and other permanent sediment-control fixtures,” Appalachian Voices reports. “According to landowners along the path of the pipeline and state regulators, MVP continues its documented history of shoddy work and water quality violations in this final stage of construction. The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality recently hit the pipeline with $30,000 in additional fines for water quality violations, while residents along the pipeline route have multiple complaints about the restoration work. On Robert Jones’ Montgomery County, Virginia, property, washouts have occurred where MVP only constructed waterbars — earthen berms planted with grass — to divert drainage across the 50-foot permanent right-of-way, leaving the rest of the 125-foot construction right-of-way unprotected. In early July, heavy rain sent water and sediment rushing down the hill, tearing out sediment socks in the temporary right-of-way, clogging the rock-lined excavated depressions on the edges of the waterbars and depositing mud and dirt into nearby Mill Creek… “Amy Nelson, a history professor who retired from Virginia Tech two years ago, has been monitoring streams along the pipeline path… “A karst contamination event in February — sediment getting into an underground water body that MVP was apparently unaware of — fouled a nearby spring that then dumped sediment into Sinking Creek. “They didn’t do anything about it for seven days,” she says. “We were used to having pristine or near-perfect water everywhere along the route upstream of Mountain Lake.”
E&E News: DOJ sues pipeline contractor over role in San Bernardino fire
Nicole Norman, 8/23/24
“The Department of Justice is suing a private pipeline contracting company for its role in a 2021 fire that burned hundreds of acres in the San Bernardino National Forest,” E&E News reports. “The lawsuit, which was filed Thursday by the U.S. attorney in the Central District of California, accuses Garrett J. Gentry General Engineering and its owner Garrett Gentry of negligence in operating an excavator in a rocky area. According to the lawsuit, Gentry told investigators that he was in the area to determine if an underdeveloped site was fit for developing a commercial property. Then, he exited the area on an excavator after finding it to be too rocky. He noticed smoke coming from the direction he had traveled and made insufficient efforts to suppress the fire, the suit alleges. The lawsuit states that investigators determined the fire started after the steel treads of the excavator operated by Gentry and his company contacted rock and started a fire.”
KGO: San Bruno opens new aquatics center, funded by PG&E settlement after 2010 pipeline explosion
Cornell Barnard, 8/24/24
“One city is taking a step forward from a tragic day 14 years ago after a gas pipeline owned by PG&E exploded in a San Bruno neighborhood, killing eight people and destroying dozens of homes,” KGO reports. “Settlement funds from the disaster have now built a new community recreation and aquatic center, which opened on Saturday. "It's great to see a combination of all the work and all the time put in by a lot of folks," Parks and Rec Commissioner Mike Palmer told KBO… “On Sept. 9, 2010, a gas pipeline owned and operated by PG&E exploded in San Bruno's Crestmoor neighborhood, killing eight people, injuring dozens and damaging or destroying nearly 40 homes. "The whole community has been devastated. The neighborhood was destroyed. People still wear the mental and physical scars of that evening," San Bruno Mayor Rico Medina told KGO. Medina told KGO the new Aquatic Center is dedicated to lives lost. It is built and paid for through a $70 Million restitution settlement from PG&E.”
Canton Repository: Ohio Supreme Court clears legal hurdle for NEXUS settlement, Stark to get $5.6 million
Kelli Weir, 8/25/24
“The Ohio Supreme Court has cleared the way for a 2022 settlement agreement between Ohio's tax commissioner and the owners of the NEXUS Gas Transmission pipeline to take effect,” according to the Canton Repository. “The court's recent 4-3 decision determined the Lorain County auditor could not appeal the property tax valuation of the NEXUS pipeline that was set by a 2022 settlement agreement between Ohio’s tax commissioner and the pipeline’s owners, Detroit-based DT Midstream and Enbridge, a Canadian company… “Lorain County Auditor Craig Snodgrass sought to enforce the commissioner’s 2019 assessment that set the pipeline’s value at more than $1.4 billion before settlement negotiations began. He appealed to the Ohio Supreme Court when the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals denied his request. Justices Patrick DeWine, Michael Donnelly, Jennifer Brunner and Joseph Deters ruled that county auditors do have a statutory right to appeal tax valuations, but that right does not allow county auditors to void a settlement approved by the tax commissioner who is using his or her authority to compromise tax claims.”
Energy Intelligence Group: Surging Gas Output Again Testing Bakken's Takeaway Capacity
Everett Wheeler, 8/23/24
“Gas-to-oil ratios in the Bakken Shale are setting new records, with the North Dakota basin's production only expected to get gassier — setting the stage for another round of takeaway capacity challenges,” Energy Intelligence Group reports. “...Gas pipelines out of North Dakota’s Williston Basin, which includes the Bakken, "are filling up to the point where growth in crude oil production could become constrained.” Without new capacity, that trend could reignite a problem Bakken producers have managed to rein in: the flaring of excess gas. The state requires a gas capture rate of at least 91%, which the industry has exceeded every month since 2021 as it built out new pipelines and processing capacity. Several companies are already taking steps to to address the downstream constraints. Hess plans to repurpose a 60 mile, 60 million cubic feet per day North Dakota pipeline it uses mostly for its internal operations to move gas from its 400 MMcf/d Tioga processing plant to Northern Border Pipeline. TC Energy and Kinder Morgan’s 430 MMcf/d Bakken xPress project would connect Northern Border in the Bakken with the Cheyenne Hub in the Denver-Julesburg Basin. That project is expected to enter service in 2026. Accounting for those projects, Kringstad told Energy Intelligence that it will be 2027 or 2028 “before things certainly get tight.”
Isle of Wight County Press: ExxonMobil hosts Solent CO2 Pipeline consultation events
8/25/24
“ExxonMobil has been hosting a series of public consultation events across the Isle of Wight as part of its plans for a Solent CO2 Pipeline,” the Isle of Wight County Press reports. “The American multinational oil and gas corporation says the events are for members of the public to meet the pipeline project team, learn about its plans and ask questions… “No photographs, video recordings or interviews were allowed within the hall's event space which was filled with exhibition stands laying out pipeline plans. A large, briefed team of ExxonMobil staff were on hand to speak with visitors… “Cllr Nick Stuart, a staunch opponent of the pipeline who represents Brighstone, Calborne and Shalfleet on the Isle of Wight Council, has attended three of the events. He said ExxonMobil had made a "very strong effort" to not put out the consultation too much with "minimal" material given to the press and no advertising campaign. The former civil servant said: "There are a lot of questions which they are unable to answer. "They will not answer any questions about the methodology, about the various possibilities for the pipeline routes because those are their decisions.”
WASHINGTON UPDATES
E&E News: Judge undercuts EPA civil rights enforcement in Louisiana
Sean Reilly, 8/23/24
“EPA has been permanently blocked from enforcement of a key civil rights tenet in Louisiana, further imperiling the Biden administration’s push to lessen pollution’s inequitable impacts on people of color in the state,” E&E News reports. “In a permanent injunction issued late Thursday, U.S. District Judge James Cain Jr. of the Western District of Louisiana said EPA can no longer enforce “disparate-impact requirements” under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act against any entities in the state or require compliance with those requirements as a condition of federal financial assistance. Louisiana’s Constitution bans racial discrimination while state law similarly “bars discrimination by virtually all businesses and other federal grant recipients,” Cain wrote. His ruling, which EPA can appeal, was expected after Cain in January agreed to a preliminary injunction in the Louisiana attorney general’s bid to halt future inquiries into the inequitable effects of state permitting decisions in areas like the Mississippi River industrial corridor often dubbed “Cancer Alley.”
Inside Climate News: US District Court Throws Out Federal Agency’s Assessment Allowing More Drilling for Fossil Fuels in the Gulf of Mexico
Aman Azhar, 8/25/24
“The United States District Court for the District of Maryland has tossed a flawed environmental assessment that grossly underestimated harms to endangered and threatened marine species from oil and gas drilling and exploration in the Gulf of Mexico,” Inside Climate News reports. “The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) prepared the assessment known as a biological opinion—BiOp for short— in 2020 under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). NMFS is a federal agency within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)... “That same year, Earthjustice, a national nonprofit, filed a suit challenging the biological opinion on behalf of Sierra Club, the Center for Biological Diversity, Friends of the Earth and the Turtle Island Restoration Network… “The environmental groups argued the biological opinion underestimated the potential for future oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico and did not require sufficient safeguards for imperiled whales, sea turtles and other endangered and threatened marine species from industrial offshore drilling operations… “In its Aug. 19 ruling, the district court agreed with the environmental groups that the biological opinion violated the law in multiple ways… “To this day, the affected species and habitats have yet to recover” the court said. Also, contrary to the evidence, the ruling said that the 2020 biological opinion assumed Gulf wildlife populations were unaffected by the BP spill and failed to protect the Rice’s whale—one of the world’s rarest whales—from oil and gas activity… “The Rice’s whale lost an estimated 20 percent of its population as a result of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Fewer than 100 of these whales, the only large whale species that lives year-round in North American waters, exist. The primary cause of the whales’ current plight is oil and gas development. Pressure by the oil industry for the U.S. to allow drilling deeper and farther from the coastline makes the chances of a catastrophic spill worse, the advocacy groups said.” “...The court’s ruling affirms that the government cannot continue to turn a blind eye to the widespread, persistent harms that offshore oil and gas development inflicts on wildlife,” Chris Eaton, senior attorney with Earthjustice’s Oceans Program, told ICN. “This decision means the Fisheries Service must comply with the law to put in place meaningful safeguards for the Gulf’s rarest marine species.”
STATE UPDATES
The Advocate: Finally, a fictionalized look at BP oil spill, and 'Pearce Oysters' pulls no punches
RIEN FERTEL, 8/25/24
“Close readers of Louisiana-based fiction might have been wondering about the absence of novels centered on 2010’s BP oil spill,” The Advocate reports. “Hollywood released a ruggedly true-to-life, not to mention star-studded, account of the offshore drilling rig’s blowout with 2016’s “Deepwater Horizon.” And there have been plenty of nonfiction narratives detailing the largest marine oil spill’s devastating effects on the Gulf of Mexico. But as we near the event’s 15th anniversary, the fiction shelf has sat empty. Anyone familiar with the ever-expanding stack of Hurricane Katrina fiction knows that literature loves a human-made disaster. Takacs seeks to remedy that absence with her debut novel, “Pearce Oysters,” a fierce and loving portrait of two brothers and their attempts to save a floundering family oyster company during this moment of crisis… “Down to just one boat and a single deckhand, the third-generation family business has seen sunnier days, when, on April 22, a massive oil slick from the Deepwater Horizon begins spreading coastward, right toward Jordan’s oyster beds… “A Virginia native long residing on the West Coast, Takacs interviewed more than a dozen Louisiana seafood insiders affected by the oil spill for a project sponsored by the Baylor University Institute for Oral History in 2015… “But the Pearce brothers do experience the dark days that summed up the summer of 2010, just as I remember them. Black plumes of smoke on the horizon, the reek of burning oil. Rumors of dolphins washed up on Grand Isle, pictures of tar ball-sown shorelines. Dead pelicans, our state symbol, crudely drowned in oil… “A great unraveling began taking place long before the Deepwater Horizon disaster, a rescrambling of nature that continues today. As I write these words, officials are tracing the environmental effects of a large oil spill — at least 820 barrels leaked in late July — in the waterways of Lafourche Parish.”
EXTRACTION
Agence France-Presse: Houthi-struck oil tanker could spill ‘million barrels,’ US warns
8/25/24
“The United States warned Saturday of a potential environmental disaster in the Red Sea after Houthi rebels struck an oil tanker off the Yemeni coast,” Agence France-Presse reports. “The Greek-flagged Sounion was struck on Wednesday off the rebel-held port city of Hodeida, with the Iran-backed Houthis claiming to have hit the vessel with drones and missiles… “The 274-meter long vessel had departed from Iraq and was destined for a port near Athens, carrying 150,000 tonnes of crude oil. “The Houthis’ continued attacks threaten to spill a million barrels of oil into the Red Sea, an amount four times the size of the Exxon Valdez disaster,” US State Department Matthew Miller told AFP. The Exxon Valdez spill in 1989 released 257,000 barrels along the coast of Alaska. “While the crew has been evacuated, the Houthis appear determined to sink the ship and its cargo into the sea,” Miller told AFP… “Through these attacks, the Houthis have made clear they are willing to destroy the fishing industry and regional ecosystems that Yemenis and other communities in the region rely on for their livelihoods,” Miller told AFP.
The Straits Times: Meet the unsung heroes cleaning up Singapore's oil spill for over 2 months
ESTHER LOI, 8/23/24
“Twelve hours a day, seven days a week, for the past two months. This is how hard Mr Ramdzan Salim and hundreds of others have worked to wash, scrub and scoop the oil from Singapore's waters and beaches after the Republic's worst oil spill in a decade,” The Straits Times reports. “Mr Ramdzan, a site supervisor with salvage company Resolve Marine, got up at dawn every day to lead his team in cleaning fish farm sea cages between Lazarus and St John's Islands, as well as on Kusu Island. The 52-year-old used to stay up till midnight after returning home from work. But for the past two months, Mr Ramdzan was physically worn out and did not enjoy any free time, falling asleep after the day's work by 9pm. As a result, he did not talk to his sons face to face during this entire period. He is among the many involved in the extensive oil spill clean-up operations that kicked in after 400 tonnes of oil leaked into Singapore's waters when a dredging boat hit a stationary bunker vessel on June 14… “At least 1,000 workers have been involved so far in cleaning up the beaches there… "And then there are workers who are not used to being so close to the water, so they get seasick, almost puking, even," Mr Ramdzan told the Times, adding that a few of them actually fell off the platforms… “But the workers do not call it a day when the tide comes in. They form a human chain to load bags of oil-stained sand onto the boat, which takes them to a staging area. These bags are then transported to toxic industrial waste facilities.”
TODAY IN GREENWASHING
DeSmog: BBC Accused of Doing PR for Major Polluters
Sam Brighton, 8/22/24
“The BBC has produced dozens of films and articles for oil and gas companies, agricultural giants, fossil fuel states, and high-emission transport firms in recent years, DeSmog can reveal. Experts told DeSmog the BBC has been “greenwashing” the image of companies and countries contributing to global emissions by trumpeting their dubious climate credentials and promoting their favoured solutions to the crisis. The content was produced by BBC StoryWorks, a studio that produces videos, podcasts, and articles paid for commercial clients, which it publishes on BBC channels outside the UK. On its website, BBC StoryWorks boasts that it leverages the reputation of the BBC – “our century-long pedigree as the world’s most trusted storytellers” – to create content for commercial clients “that moves and inspires curious minds, across platforms and across the globe”... “In recent months, the BBC has created content for a number of oil and gas companies, including the French fossil fuel company Engie, which owns a number of coal-fired power plants and relies heavily on gas for its energy production. BBC StoryWorks has also produced content for liquified natural gas (LNG) companies, and has touted the energy source as a cleaner alternative to other fossil fuels. This is despite experts warning that the booming LNG industry could contribute more heavily to the climate crisis than the ongoing use of coal, the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel.”
OPINION
On the Wight: ExxonMobil Solent CO2 Pipeline – A Call to Action
Paul Larner, 8/25/24
“Further to recent articles published by OnTheWight and local newspapers about the Exxonmobil Solent CO2 Pipeline project, in my view, it is clear that our beautiful Island is facing potential devastation of incalculable proportion,” Paul Larner writes for On the Wight. “...Thomas Cowley’s unanswered 18 out of 31 significant questions from his attendance at the first ExxonMobil residents’ consultation meeting, was quite outrageous, but I fear this is just the tip of the iceberg. I myself, like many other attendees at these events, have posed many other deeply relevant questions which again were met with avoidance or “Don’t Know” answers. It appears that their appointed teams at these events, are either deliberately instructed to avoid certain topics, or just possibly incapable of answering. The constant claim that the disposal capacity is equivalent to the removal of 5 million cars, has no merit without clarification of factual reference… “Unfortunately, no matter how many newspaper articles are written or media coverage is given, plus, no matter how many names we present on petitions, we are unlikely to succeed against a giant such as ExxonMobil… “I therefore announce a “Call to Action” for all Isle of Wight residents, land owners, businesses and external parties with a love and/or interest in the preservation of our beautiful Island. The intention is to appoint collective legal representation and a team of expert consultants to oppose this project and to possibly identify alternative less impactful carbon reduction solutions. The proposal is to prepare and file a Group Litigation Order (GLO). A GLO is the UK equivalent to a US Class Action. At this stage we are looking for expressions of interest from persons who would contribute expert knowledge and skills in areas such as environmental impact, wildlife and habitat, geology knowledge, relevant scientific and engineering expertise, etc… “Let’s fight this together.”
The Hill: Voters deserve answers on Kamala Harris’s true energy policy
Anne Bradbury is CEO of the American Exploration & Production Council, 8/24/24
“There’s no question I’m in favor of banning fracking.” Those were the words of Kamala Harris when she ran for president in 2019, and there was every reason to believe her,” Anne Bradbury writes for The Hill. “Throughout her career, from California to Washington, she has been soundly progressive on energy issues, ardently supporting the Green New Deal, opposing drilling on federal lands and even working to prosecute oil companies for alleged so-called “climate crimes.” But in recent weeks, anonymous campaign spokespeople have told media outlets that Harris “would not ban fracking.” Well, which is it? Only Vice President Harris can answer. And so far, she has not specified her energy policies. It’s easy to see why she is in a difficult political position on the issue — attempting to simultaneously speak to the climate concerns of her progressive base while still appealing to midwestern swing-state voters, particularly in Pennsylvania, where energy is the cornerstone of the state economy, providing at least 123,000 jobs and $75 billion in economic activity… “Harris must first answer whether she has really changed her position on fracking, and if so, why. If she has indeed reversed her stand, she’d be on solid ground — fracking is a safe, mature and well-regulated method of extracting energy resources, and one that is critical to our economy and security. But this shift would be inconsistent with an entire career’s worth of positions Harris has taken, including her final act as California attorney general, which was to sue the Obama administration over its plan to allow fracking off the Pacific Coast… “Next, Harris needs to say whether she will continue the Biden administration’s pause on liquefied natural gas export approvals, or even halt them permanently, as many climate activists have demanded… “For example, does Harris still support banning all new pipelines?... “There is ample concern that a future President Harris would push for policies counter to America’s energy standing in the world. But we don’t know for sure, because she just hasn’t told us. That needs to change, and soon.”
