Tony Iallonardo’s Archive

Nebraska Governor Tells Feds Keystone XL Route Unsafe

The Keystone XL tar sands pipeline route is unsafe, and the federal government’s environmental risk analysis is wrongly optimistic. That’s the assessment of Nebraska Republican Governor Dave Heineman who today … Read more

Vermont Governor Bemoans Climate Inaction After Flood

Saying his state is under siege after Hurricane Irene swept through his state early this week, the governor of Vermont had some choice words about the failure of leaders at … Read more

Officials Acknowledge XL Tar Sands Pipeline Skipped on Safety

House and Senate Make Hopeful Progress Amidst Rash of Spills Emerging from talks with Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird late this week, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton indicated that … Read more

Mercury Pollution Safeguards Proposal Draws Blockbuster Public Support

800,000 comments support the EPA in their efforts to curb dangerous mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants. Smashing records from previous public comment periods, over 800,000 Americans, with tens-of-thousands of … Read more

Tar Sands – Montana Judge Sides With NWF Over Environment Impacts

Conservationists achieved a victory in slowing the rush to mine Alberta tar sands this evening. In a Montana District Court case brought by Missoula County, the National Wildlife Federation, the … Read more

U.S. Not Ready for Keystone XL Worst-Case

Are giant Canadian oil companies fudging their safety analyses to get the mother of all pipelines built across the U.S.?  And what could happen if a mega-pipeline has a catastrophic … Read more

Tar Sands – EPA Says State Dept Did Inadequate Risk Review

The Keystone XL second environmental impact statement is “inadequate” according to a document released by the Environmental Protection Agency today. Over 260,000 Americans wrote to the State Department in opposition … Read more

US DOT Order Shuts Down Keystone Tar Sands Pipeline for Corrective Action

As the State Department likely wraps up a comment period on the second round of environmental review for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline on Monday, the US Department of Transportation … Read more

House Members Blast Keystone XL Tar Sludge Pipeline

June 1 Breaking News – Thirty four House members wrote to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today to request a meeting over the agency’s “failed” environmental review. They issue a … Read more

Bipartisan Nebraska State Senators Say Tar Sands Pipeline Dangerous

Telling Secretary of State Hillary Clinton they need time to pass pipeline safety legislation in the state, a bipartisan group of five Nebraska state senators is urging a delay of … Read more