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Learn more: https://linkin.bio/ogwhttps://bsky.app/profile/oilandgaswatch.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/oilandgaswatch.bsky.social/post/3mm5o4wbj5s2cShell applies for wetlands permit to build oil pipeline off southeast Louisiana coast https://oilandgaswatch.org/alert/d8631d95-ca49-48c9-9d4e-d7c070f9765a @surfrider.org @nrdc.org @healthygulf.bsky.social @biologicaldiversity.org18 May 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:detf5taquvbhgsslne56vel4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5o4wbj5s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/oilandgaswatch.bsky.social/post/3mm4shwcgrc2cMeetings planned across North Dakota for new 374-mile gas pipeline project https://news.oilandgaswatch.org/template/brief/meetings-planned-across-north-dakota-for-new-374-mile-gas-pipeline-project @pstrust.bsky.social18 May 2026 11:46 +0000at://did:plc:detf5taquvbhgsslne56vel4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4shwcgrc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/oilandgaswatch.bsky.social/post/3mlvbex46uk2cTrump’s announcement did not mention that developers have been struggling to build a refinery at the 240-acre Port of Brownsville site for almost a decade. Learn more: https://news.oilandgaswatch.org/post/trump-rebrands-struggling-oil-refinery-project-along-texas-coast-as-america-first-refinery Watch video: youtu.be/_D4Hy5uxPIc @texassierraclub.bsky.social @anothergulf.bsky.social15 May 2026 11:51 +0000at://did:plc:detf5taquvbhgsslne56vel4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvbex46uk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/oilandgaswatch.bsky.social/post/3mlsqplw2vk2cPublic meeting scheduled June 10 on massive gas-fired power plant for data centers in West TX https://oilandgaswatch.org/alert/7bf6188c-488b-4ece-9399-af534f3d654e14 May 2026 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:detf5taquvbhgsslne56vel4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsqplw2vk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/oilandgaswatch.bsky.social/post/3mlr33ot4qk2cPublic meeting planned June 9 on draft air permit for LNG storage facility south of Madison, WI https://oilandgaswatch.org/alert/e5ff7d65-80f8-4943-b2e8-9f44af7d00bd13 May 2026 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:detf5taquvbhgsslne56vel4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlr33ot4qk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/oilandgaswatch.bsky.social/post/3mlqa4rc7ss2cTexas gas power plants consume more water per year than the city of Austin https://news.oilandgaswatch.org/template/brief/texas-gas-power-plants-consume-more-water-per-year-than-the-city-of-austin13 May 2026 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:detf5taquvbhgsslne56vel4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqa4rc7ss2chttps://bsky.app/profile/oilandgaswatch.bsky.social/post/3mlolk3rei22cPublic comment period open on large expansion project at Corpus Christi LNG in TX https://oilandgaswatch.org/alert/d2517da5-4354-4549-a6de-89c2fc30783812 May 2026 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:detf5taquvbhgsslne56vel4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlolk3rei22chttps://bsky.app/profile/oilandgaswatch.bsky.social/post/3mlnpqwb5u22cTrump approves border crossing for ‘Keystone Light’ oil pipeline from Canada https://news.oilandgaswatch.org/template/brief/trump-approves-border-crossing-for-keystone-light-oil-pipeline-from-canada12 May 2026 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:detf5taquvbhgsslne56vel4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnpqwb5u22chttps://bsky.app/profile/oilandgaswatch.bsky.social/post/3mlm2rwoits2cPublic meetings scheduled May 18-21 on 210-mile natural gas pipeline project in northwest NV https://oilandgaswatch.org/alert/adb1568f-5507-4c4d-825d-5136796a956f11 May 2026 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:detf5taquvbhgsslne56vel4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm2rwoits2chttps://bsky.app/profile/oilandgaswatch.bsky.social/post/3mll7k4nulc2cRural Utah officials approve DC-sized gas power and data center complex https://news.oilandgaswatch.org/template/brief/rural-utah-officials-approve-dc-sized-gas-power-and-data-center-complex11 May 2026 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:detf5taquvbhgsslne56vel4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mll7k4nulc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/oilandgaswatch.bsky.social/post/3mldo4wf7us2cIf the strait remains closed through June and oil prices remain at $100 per barrel or above, almost 45 million more people worldwide could be pushed into hunger, according to the UN. Learn more: https://news.oilandgaswatch.org/post/iran-war-inflates-price-of-fossil-fuel-based-fertilizer-and-groceries Watch video: youtu.be/i_PasTzMHRY08 May 2026 11:51 +0000at://did:plc:detf5taquvbhgsslne56vel4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldo4wf7us2chttps://bsky.app/profile/oilandgaswatch.bsky.social/post/3mlb5pq6c6s2cDominion plans massive gas-fired power plant in Cumberland County, VA https://oilandgaswatch.org/alert/2f31fe6d-5fe0-49e7-9ded-66b57266bed207 May 2026 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:detf5taquvbhgsslne56vel4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlb5pq6c6s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/oilandgaswatch.bsky.social/post/3ml7kcwbmss2cVirtual public meeting June 3 on draft permit for new gas power plant in northwest IN https://oilandgaswatch.org/alert/6d80ba60-98b4-4c8b-a0b5-40867f6de27006 May 2026 20:32 +0000at://did:plc:detf5taquvbhgsslne56vel4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7kcwbmss2chttps://bsky.app/profile/oilandgaswatch.bsky.social/post/3ml6nbrmsgs2cSupreme Court hands win to Michigan on dispute over crude oil pipeline https://news.oilandgaswatch.org/template/brief/supreme-court-hands-win-to-michigan-on-dispute-over-pipeline-that-spilled-in-201006 May 2026 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:detf5taquvbhgsslne56vel4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6nbrmsgs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/oilandgaswatch.bsky.social/post/3ml4xyjnlyk2cNew unit planned to support steel plant as part of Louisiana industrial 'MegaPark' https://oilandgaswatch.org/alert/d7b39981-1550-4a26-a0fa-59278286273205 May 2026 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:detf5taquvbhgsslne56vel4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4xyjnlyk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/oilandgaswatch.bsky.social/post/3ml45ahc4qs2cIran war widens gap between U.S. and global natural gas prices https://news.oilandgaswatch.org/template/brief/iran-war-widens-gap-between-u-s-and-global-natural-gas-prices05 May 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:detf5taquvbhgsslne56vel4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml45ahc4qs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/oilandgaswatch.bsky.social/post/3ml2hgdq75k2cPublic comment period open on massive new gas-fired power plant for AI data center in WV https://oilandgaswatch.org/alert/61882d74-36ba-45e4-9dc4-7f751b3ff57204 May 2026 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:detf5taquvbhgsslne56vel4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2hgdq75k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/oilandgaswatch.bsky.social/post/3mks5hgb6pc2cThe Bridger Pipeline Expansion is a proposed crude oil pipeline that would travel 647 miles through eastern Montana and Wyoming Learn more: https://news.oilandgaswatch.org/post/the-keystone-xl-pipeline-returns-as-keystone-light-but-still-faces-heavy-opposition Watch video: youtu.be/clrQp-EsD4I @ienearth.bsky.social @nrdc.org @sierraclub.org01 May 2026 12:38 +0000at://did:plc:detf5taquvbhgsslne56vel4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mks5hgb6pc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/oilandgaswatch.bsky.social/post/3mkpklypf3s2cPublic meeting scheduled May 21 on wastewater permit for CP2 LNG in Southwest LA https://oilandgaswatch.org/alert/464c4c58-122f-4a5f-86f0-5d559d7684c330 Apr 2026 11:55 +0000at://did:plc:detf5taquvbhgsslne56vel4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpklypf3s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/oilandgaswatch.bsky.social/post/3mknwf3lrys2cPublic meeting scheduled May 18 on new chemical plastic recycling plant south of Atlanta https://oilandgaswatch.org/alert/5189874a-6ca5-4c96-b870-88e7e328a74f29 Apr 2026 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:detf5taquvbhgsslne56vel4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknwf3lrys2chttps://bsky.app/profile/oilandgaswatch.bsky.social/post/3mkmzuuwqm22cWhite House signals it could use wartime law to further boost fossil fuels https://news.oilandgaswatch.org/template/brief/white-house-signals-it-could-use-wartime-law-to-further-boost-fossil-fuels29 Apr 2026 11:50 +0000at://did:plc:detf5taquvbhgsslne56vel4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmzuuwqm22chttps://bsky.app/profile/oilandgaswatch.bsky.social/post/3mklec2wgbk2cPublic meeting scheduled May 12 on pipeline to supply AI data center's gas power plant in northwest PA https://oilandgaswatch.org/alert/33709ecc-fc69-45e1-b491-c284c20eef6c28 Apr 2026 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:detf5taquvbhgsslne56vel4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklec2wgbk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/oilandgaswatch.bsky.social/post/3mkkjpid5nc2cTrump Administration considers weakening pollution rules for plants that break down plastic waste https://news.oilandgaswatch.org/template/brief/trump-administration-considers-weakening-pollution-rules-for-plants-that-break-down-plastic-waste28 Apr 2026 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:detf5taquvbhgsslne56vel4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkjpid5nc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/oilandgaswatch.bsky.social/post/3mkiuhdhvyk2cInfo session planned April 30 for gas power plant for data center near Columbus, OH https://oilandgaswatch.org/alert/04084af5-3b00-4f24-a415-d9e825650f2127 Apr 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:detf5taquvbhgsslne56vel4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkiuhdhvyk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/oilandgaswatch.bsky.social/post/3mkhzkk6oyk2cOil prices to remain high regardless of Iran peace talks, firm projects https://news.oilandgaswatch.org/template/brief/oil-prices-to-remain-high-regardless-of-iran-peace-talks-firm-projects27 Apr 2026 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:detf5taquvbhgsslne56vel4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhzkk6oyk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/oilandgaswatch.bsky.social/post/3mkahkiuevk2cRefineries with benzene exceeding the EPA’s “action level” had been declining from 12 at the end of 2020 to four at the end of 2024, before ticking up to five in 2025. Learn more: https://environmentalintegrity.org/fenceline-monitoring-dashboard/ Watch video: youtu.be/dwtrp4fXmxc24 Apr 2026 11:50 +0000at://did:plc:detf5taquvbhgsslne56vel4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkahkiuevk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/oilandgaswatch.bsky.social/post/3mk5x57ydlj2nTwenty-two years after a fatal diagnosis, at the age of 71, Joseph is not only still alive but strong and more inspired than ever to help his community. Read the full story here: https://news.oilandgaswatch.org/post/after-surviving-brush-with-death-pastor-fights-to-save-his-community-from-industrial-megapark23 Apr 2026 11:51 +0000at://did:plc:detf5taquvbhgsslne56vel4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5x57ydlj2n