Sentences with phrase «against pipeline opponents»

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The Town Board got an earful from opponents of a proposed oil pipeline, but decided against passing a resolution to

Metzger said protests are planned for Sunday against Pilgrim pipelines at the state Thruway toll plazas, because opponents are not convinced the application can be objectively reviewed.

Coalition Against the Pilgrim Pipelines member Jennifer Metzger said the decision last week by the state Department of Environmental Conservation signaled to opponents that state officials are taking environmental issues seriously.

Obama's halt to the pipeline came despite a judge ruling in favor of the pipeline and against the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and other opponents, who wanted construction halted because they claim there may be possible contamination of drinking water and disruption to culturally important sites.

Opponents have mounted a well - organized, celebrity - studded campaign against the pipeline, arguing it would increase U.S. dependency on the oil sands, which they describe as the world's dirtiest oil.