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2020-07-06
US Supreme Court Deals Blow to Keystone XL Oil Pipeline Project
Associated Press
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has handed another setback to the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada by keeping in place a lower court ruling that blocked a key permit for the project. Canadian company TC Energy needs the permit to continue building the long-disputed pipeline from Canada across U.S. rivers and streams. Without it, the project that has been heavily promoted by ... Read More
2020-07-03
Apartment Developers Remain Bullish on Denver Even as the Pandemic Batters the Economy
The Denver Post
When the coronavirus hit, Denver was coming off the biggest years for new apartment construction in its history. Developers completed more than 26,000 apartments in the Mile High metro over the last two years, including a record 13,300 in 2018, according to data from Denver-based data firm Apartment Insights. The year represents the crest in a surge in apartment development dating back to at ... Read More
2020-06-30
Court OKs Permit for Oil Refinery Planned Near National Park
Associated Press
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Supreme Court has sided with state regulators in a challenge to an air quality permit for a proposed oil refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in the western part of the state. In a unanimous opinion, the high court upheld a lower court ruling that affirmed permitting decisions by the Department of Environmental Quality. The department issued an ... Read More
2020-06-14
Proposed Local Regulations Would Put Brakes on Albany County, Wyo., Wind Farms
Laramie Boomerang
Albany County government could be moving toward stopping all wind energy development in the county if it adopts regulations being proposed by a Laramie law firm, a wind energy company representative said this week. The Albany County Planning and Zoning Commission met Wednesday to discuss amendments to wind energy regulations. The topic became a matter of tension when ConnectGen, a renewable ... Read More
2020-05-31
Developers Push Ahead With Idaho Interstate Expansion Despite Pandemic
Idaho Press-Tribune
The Idaho Transportation Department has not slowed down on its major project to expand Interstate 84 through Nampa. In fact, ITD Project Manager Styles Salek said the project is about to hit a major milestone — later this week, crews are set to finish work paving the interior two lanes of each side of the interstate, and work will transition to the outside two lanes. ITD is expanding a ... Read More
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2020-05-11
US Judge Revises Recent Pipeline Permit Ruling
Associated Press
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A U.S. judge on Monday revised a recent court ruling that threatened to hold up thousands of utility projects crossing streams and wetlands, but left in place a requirement for new oil and gas pipelines to undergo further environmental review. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Brian Morris means the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can again use a disputed permitting ... Read More
2020-04-27
US Seeks Hold on Court Case Ruling That Cancelled Oil & Gas Pipeline Permitting Program
Associated Press
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. government attorneys on Monday sought to put on hold a recent court ruling that canceled a permitting program used to approve oil and gas pipelines and other utility work through wetlands and streams across the nation. The attorneys said letting the April 15 ruling stand would hamper thousands of construction projects overseen by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. ... Read More
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2020-04-23
Army Corps of Engineers Delays Oil Pipeline Approvals After Environmental Ruling
Associated Press
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has suspended a nationwide program used to approve oil and gas pipelines, power lines and other utility work, spurred by a court ruling that industry representatives warn could slow or halt numerous infrastructure projects over environmental concerns The directive from Army Corps headquarters, detailed in emails obtained by The Associated ... Read More
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