Pipelines

President Biden alluded to the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack in his new executive order. Here, storage tanks at a Colonial Pipeline facility are seen Wednesday in Avenel, N.J.

In Wake Of Pipeline Hack, Biden Signs Executive Order On Cybersecurity

Franco Ordoñez

The order follows a ransomware attack on a company that operates a pipeline that provides nearly half of the gasoline and jet fuel for the East Coast.

Fuel tanks are seen at a Colonial Pipeline Co. delivery point Monday in Baltimore. The company's pipeline was hit with a major ransomware attack last week.

Energy & Environment

What We Know About The Ransomware Attack On A Critical U.S. Pipeline

Scott Neuman

The massive pipeline, which supplies 45% of the East Coast's gasoline and jet fuel, was forced to shut down over the weekend. The company says it has one line operating under manual control.

Signs opposing the Kinder Morgan pipeline in Driftwood, Texas.

Energy & Environment

Lawyers Expect Feds To Approve Contested Texas Pipeline Within Days

Travis Bubenik

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is expected to give Houston-based pipeline giant Kinder Morgan the go-ahead to clear land for a hotly contested natural…

Energy & Environment

Austin Joins Legal Fight Against Permian Highway Pipeline

Mose Buchele

The city of Austin is signaling it intends to sue Kinder Morgan, the company behind the proposed Permian Highway Pipeline — a 430-mile natural gas line…

A community meeting on the Kinder Morgan pipeline

Energy & Environment

New Texas Pipeline Protest Law Is About More Than Pipelines

Mose Buchele

A law went into effect in Texas this week that increases penalties for demonstrators who interfere with oil and gas pipelines and other pieces of…

Energy & Environment

Pipeline Protesters Could Face 20 Years In Prison Under Trump Administration Proposal

Travis Bubenik

Protesters could face up to 20 years in prison for interfering with oil and gas pipelines under a new proposal from the Trump administration.The plan, if…