Save Our Illinois Land

A District Court judge in Montana refused to narrow his April ruling that effectively nullified all water crossing permits (referred to as Nationwide Permit 12) for pipelines. This ruling doesn’t directly block construction but prohibits dredging work until further environmental reviews are completed. This ruling represents a welcome, although tenuous, victory.Yet we know that construction… More Keystone XL Decision nullifies water-crossing permit

Just over two years after the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe stood against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), Dakota Access and Energy Transfer Crude Oil Company (ETCO) are already trying to double the amount of dirty oil pushed through it from 570,000 barrels a day to as much as 1.1 million barrels, most of which, experts… More Weigh in on DAPL Expansion Case Now Being Considered by the ICC

Thursday morning (3/5/2020) SOIL and its allies held a press conference to draw attention to the legal hearing about to begin in the ICC offices. Representatives from Save Our Illinois Land and the Sierra Club Illinois Chapter joined local advocates at a press conference to speak out against the proposed pipeline expansion. Deni Mathews, Save… More Press Conference – Funeral for Mother Earth

The battle to stop the expansion of the Dakota Access Pipeline is going on in four states: North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Illinois. The laws governing oil pipelines, unlike gas pipelines, are different in every state. In North Dakota, the Standing Rock Sioux tribe intervened in the proposed expansion before the ND Public Service… More Dakota Access Pipeline expansion sparks battles in four states

Dakota Access and Energy Transfer Crude Oil Company are enmeshed in a legal process before the Illinois Commerce Commission to determine whether they can nearly double the capacity of the Dakota Access Pipeline. SOIL, Sierra Club and others have intervened to oppose the expansion.  In responding to a request from SOIL for information about the… More Dakota Access: Climate Change “undefined, vague, and ambiguous”

Members of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa have filed a federal lawsuit to remove sections of the aging Line 5. This 66-year old pipeline carries crude oil and propane across 12 miles of their reservation in northern Wisconsin. The easements expired in 2013, but Enbridge continues to use the line. The full… More Bad River Band Sues Enbridge to Remove Pipeline

On June 14, 2019, Dakota Access filed a petition at the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) seeking authority to build new pumping facilities in three locations. Similar requests have been made in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Iowa. The petition to the ICC only asks for permission to add or expand pumping stations to increase the… More Dakota Access Seeks to Double Pipeline Capacity