pipeline system. while h.r. 2910 seeks to expedite the ferc review process for pipeline construction projects in the name of efficiency, we also know that recently terrorists in cyberattacks launched against pipeline facilities nationwide have more than demonstrated that we cannot place expediency above national security and public safety. in 2015, a domestic terrorist received a maximum 20-year sentence after pleading guilty to federal charges relating to his use of a highly volatile explosive device to damage a natural gas pipeline in texas. four years earlier than that, a similar attack was perpetrated in oklahoma by an individual armed with a home made improvised explosive device. in addition, the twent series -- 2017 series on pipelines in peril reported that advanced cyberthreats targeting u.s. pipelines have only increased and evolved over the past five years. following so-called pipeline hacking spree undertaken by members of the chinese military. the theft of sensitive data from at least 23 s

as a general matter specifically for oil pipelines, within the united states, oil pipelines don't need federal approval. no federal reviews or permits on these projects are required if. if the pipeline harms the endangered species, the e.s.a. will apply. a project may be needed for the corps of engineers in the wetlands. currently the only reason to prepare an environmental assessment or impact for cross-border pipelines or transmission lines is because the existing presidential permit requires -- requirement triggers a nepa. under this bill, there would be no projectwide federal environmental assessment for all of these projects. state laws don't substitute for nepa. many states don't have approval authority over -- the chair: the time of the gentleman has expired. ms. castor: i yield the gentleman an additional 30 seconds. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for an additional 130ekds. mr. mcnerney: even with states with some in-state authority don't have the resources or expertise to develop the information provided by a federal environmental impact statement, and no state has per

the dakota pipeline. into something that is going to come back and haunt -- if not us today, but the future. amy: we will speak with the chair in south dakota. plus, we speak with the grandson of former vice president henry wallace, who spoke against fascism in america more than 70 years ago. the wallace global fund recently sioux $1tanding rock million for wind and solar renewable energy projects. all of that and more coming up. this is democracynow, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i am amy goodman. today, in this holiday special, we begin with the words of frederick douglass. born into slavery around 1818, douglass would escape, head north and become a key leader of the abolition movement. on july 5th, 1852, in rochester, new york, 165 years ago, douglass gave one of his most famous speeches, "the meaning of july fourth for the negro." he was addressing the rochester ladies' anti-slavery society. this is actor james earl jones reading douglass's historic address during a performance of the l

the two then taught themselves how to destroy empty pipeline valves, and moved up and down the pipeline'sength, destroying the valves and delaying construction for weeks. they say their actions were inspired by the anti-nuclear plowshares movement which used nonviolent direct action to target nuclear w warheads and military installationsns. on monday, they spoke out outside the iowa utilities board office. ththis begins with jessica reznicek. >> we e e speaking publicly y to empowerr others to act boldly, with p purity of heart, toto dismantle the infnfrastructcture which denies our righthts. we are civilians have s seen repeated failures s of the govevernment and it t is our duo act t with responsibility and integrity for r the sovereigntnf usus all. mistaken, we acteted from our hearts and nevever threreatens human lifer r persal property. but we didid dis fight a a prive corpororation that has run rampantly across our country seizing land and producing -- polluting the water supply. amy: that was jessica reznicek and ruby montoya speaking monday. after delivering their statement, the t

the state department approved new pipeline, 108,000 barrel per day refined product pipeline. relatively it's not that much of a big thing. compared to something like the keystone access, it's a much smaller project than that. it basically links the u.s. market with the mexican market. we are now sending even more refined products to mexico. that a cross-border pipeline was approved without much controversy is, i think, a major change from the last administration where you had those fights over access. this is what rick perry has been talking about a lot. quick approval, fast approval of i plan projects, infrastructure projects, things of that nature, so that you can get production ramped up as quickly as possible. you can get these fossil fuels industryrkets that the wants them to go to as fast as possible. where does that cross? this would run under any sort of wallet was the? he made a famous motion during the speech anger you would go right under the wall. theoretically it could, but i think this pipeline would be completed before any construction on the wall begins. on th

. >>> and pipeline problems. a chester county mother tells us she's worried about how a pipeline project is impacting her family. >> nbc 10 news starts now. >>> it sounds like something you'd see with -- one of those monster movies or something. that's crazy. >> a burned body found early this morning near a garbage processing plant in bridesburg and that's just the beginning of this mystery. good evening, i'm denise nakano. police tell us that man was also shot eight times and right now they're working to figure out exactly what happened to this victim and who he is. nbc 10's drew smith is live in bridesburg tonight with more on this developing story. drew? >> reporter: denise, it was 5:00 this morning, workers were just arriving to the job site on the other side of that fence but it was here in this lot, see the evidence markers, that marks the spot where this man was shot, set on fire and dumped here on the pavement. an industrial section of bridesburg became a crime scene early saturday. you see workers in ves

the first bill, h.r. 2910, promoting interagency coordination for review of natural gas pipelines act, is sponsored by my colleague, mr. flores of texas. this bill reinforces the federal energy regulatory commission's role as the lead agency for citing interstate natural gas pipelines by directing it to

pipeline. the value of energy traded between the united states and its north american neighbors exceeded $140 billion in 2015. with $100 billion in u.s. energy imports and over $40 billion in exports. we simply cannot afford to gamble our energy security and competitiveness on an inefficient permitting process. today's rule, mr. speaker, also allows for consideration of h.r. 218, the king cove road land exchange act, sponsored by my colleague from alaska, mr. young. this bill authorizes an equal value land exchange to facilitate the construction of an 11-mile road linking the remote city of king cove and the city of cold bay which has a modern airport. the state of alaska will transfer approximately 43,000 acres to the department of the interior to add to the national wildlife ref unal in return for 206 acres of federal -- refuge in return for 206 acres of federal land to mr. the roads. this is critical because harsh winter conditions makes transporting individuals dangerous and sometimes fatal

construction there had to be halted and today another such step in making the ruling on sunoco's pipeline construction, across the state. a major blow to the $3 billion cross state sunoco pipeline. >> it is absolutely a victory for everybody in pennsylvania who lives near route and has been harmed by sunoco's construction. >> reporter: alex bloomstein with the clean air council environmental group along with half dozen others were able to convince a pennsylvania judge today that the public does, in fact, need relief from the horrors on drilling method sunoco is using to construction their 360-mile long mariner two pipeline. >> drilling sunoco has done so far is unsafe and we have seen they cannot do it safely. >> reporter: over past year "eyewitness news" has reported on issues with sunoco pipelines in our region, just a few weeks ago we spoke to dozens of homeowners near pipe lon construction in chester county that complained about well contamination due to the drilling, and showed us water coming into their homes but was clearly discolored. then in april we reported on three natural gas

that strip happens to be along a proposed route of a pipeline.antic sunrise pipeline expansion, 180 miles long, would cut across 10 counties in the state. the federal energy regulatory commission approved the natural gas pipeline earlier this year and ruled that the developer has the right to construct, maintain, and operate the pipeline on the private land. hoping to stall construction, the nuns built an open-air chapel on their land, forcing the developer to go to court for an emergency order to seize the property. they could have built any kind of a structure to trigger a delay. as a bit of a p.r. move, the nuns themselves say the chapel makes the better statement as a place for "prayer and reflection about st and holy uses of land." the chapel was dedicated last weekend. the company, meantime, is waiting for the court's blessi to move forward and knock down the chapel. i'm soledad o'brien for "matte of fact." we'll see you next week. [captioning performed by the nationwhich is responsible for s captiora >> from studio 20 at kofytv, it's the s

no pipeline." kinder morgan's proposed trans mountain pipeline expansion has also faced widespread resistance from first nations in canada. in san antonio, texas, truck driver james matthew bradley, junior, was charged with transporting undocumented immigrants for the purpose of private financial gain after dozens of undocumented immigrants were discovered packed into the back of a sweltering tractor trailer he had been driving. when the group of migrants were discovered in a walmart parking lot in san antonio, eight men were already dead. two more men died later and 29 remain hospitalized. authorities say they are investigating it as a human trafficking case. survivors say as many as 200 people were sandwiched into the back of the truck at times during the deadly journey, and that the truck's cooling system was broken. as the temperature soared in the back of the truck, survivors say they banged on the walls to try to get the drivers' attention, but the truck did not stop. migrants began to pass o

crews told to stop drilling, on a controversial pipeline running right through our region.ariner two project has been met with protest from his residents in our area for months now, and good evening, i'm ukee washington. >>> i'm jessica dean. "eyewitness news" reporter alycia nieves is live with more on what this decision means, alycia. >>> well, ukee and jessica, this is really a big win for environmental groups across the state and hard hit to sunoco, first part of that hit came yesterday when a judge ruled that in west goshen township pipe lon construction there had to be halted and today another such step in making the ruling on sunoco's pipeline construction, across the state. a major blow to the $3 billion cross state sunoco pipeline. >> it is absolutely a victory for everybody in pennsylvania who lives near route and has been harmed by sunoco's construction. >> reporter: alex bloomstein with the clean air council environmental group along with half dozen others were able to convince a pennsylvania judge today that the public does, in fact, need relief from the horror

through the pipeline but the pipeline goes through the upper florida an aquifer which is sinkhole country so you know folks here are really worried that at some point in the future we could wake up in florida the whole state could start looking like flint michigan you know maybe not maybe not in the next six months but you know we should be making decisions with an eye on how it affects the next seven generations and certainly our children and grandchildren's generations absolutely and something i hope you're add to your stump speech is that we subsidize big oil to such a degree the i.m.f. estimates it's like one it's a it's millions of dollars an hour and then ten million an hour yes and if we want to subsidize clean energy anywhere near that we could switch in a couple of days i think. i do make that quite often and it's not just subsidies to the fossil fuel industry you look historically the rise of the nuclear industry came out of world war two in the main hatten project where the federal government pumped bill. dollars into this you know if we were to subsidize oil i'm sorry not oil

with pipeline companies which is anti-competitive in the united states shouldn't be interfering in the european markets now why would that be would it be because the united states has so many people that are producing shale you know the big shale boom that's caused you know oil prices to collapse look i went on this program two years ago and told you that oil prices when they were trading at one hundred twenty dollars were headed towards twenty i'm still very negative on oil and i think we'll still see a twenty dollars handle in oil again so is there a battle for energy at the oldest of old in the middle east that's when all of these conflicts are about controlling energy supply so i think that's what we've got to look at and what we've got now is the deep state not the white house administration don't be confused they're not running the government the deep state is all these leaks are coming out of the intelligence agencies trying to destabilize our own governments they've turned the tables in the united states and now the intel organizations are trying to destabilize trumps administr

and when did he so, president trump took executive action to make sure that new pipelines in america would be built by american workers using american steel. [applause] thanks to the president's leadership, american manufacturers haven't been this optimistic in more than two decades. and the confidence of american farmers is soaring to near record levels and we will continue to fight every single day to make sure our country makes the best machines, grow the best food and design the best technology in the world because president donald trump knows that made in america will make america great again. [applause] so with gratitude for his leadership and admiration for his unwavering confidence in the boundless capacity of the american people, it is now my high honor and distinct privilege to introduce to all of you the 45th president of the united states of america, president donald trump. [applause]

susan was welcomed by the standing rock sioux tribe chairman who has renewed his call to cease pipelineoperation but that's easier said than done while this decision opens up the possibility that the pipeline could be shut down it's not going to happen until a number of hearings take place over the next few months joining me now to talk about this is fair and cousins is executive editor of the trial lawyer magazine in fair and i want to know what led to this federal judge's decision on this this is a big step this is a big move for a federal judge what letting their well basically he understood what everybody else understood and that was the environmental review process by the army corps of engineers was completely inadequate we knew that back in december when obama finally decided to step up and say ok we're not going to go forward with this project and then i believe three or four days into his administration trump comes inside reverses that order and says nope push push through go ahead and build it the review had not even been completed at that point the judge understood this and he

that of louisiana where another pipeline that connects that it could access the bayu bridge pipeline is being proposed and is up for potential permits from the department of natural resources there that connects and goes to the gulf coast in the louisiana we see that not only that that compact isn't place but the same private security firm tiger swan was just denied a permit there but we see that have the same firms are involved we see the same spokesman a guy by the name of spider marks who is speaking on behalf of tiger swan he's been involved in the louisiana and we see that the national sheriff's association who was so involved in the code access and who was working alongside this p.r. firm they are also now deeply involved in the head of the current head of the president of that is associated and is a sheriff in the state of louisiana but the national association is already sort of figuring out its response to protest of the bayou bridge pipeline and the last thing i'll say is in a webinars the national association which we reported on the story. took place in may they both spit

team take for example the corporate government synergy that was at work during the dakota access pipeline protests of last year only now are we slowly discovering the powerful forces that were working behind the scenes to not only abuse and arrest these citizens practicing their constitutionally protected freedom of speech and assembly. but to also discredit disparage and publicly flogged in the media three coordinated public relations campaign a public relations campaign that according to investigative journalist steve oren of de smaug and curtis waltman of muck rock drafted the talking points used by law enforcement to an attempt in that attempt to discredit the anti dakota access movement the talking points purported that the movement was led by out of state agitators with gangs and drug dealing ties had connections to anarchists and palestinian activists use the violence and possessed the guns and knives etc etc. so as the tag team of corporate power and government force continue to shred our constitution in the name of greed and subservience now is the time to start watching honks. y

sue know cue installing a 350 mile pipeline. neighborhoods organizing to fight the project because of environmental concerns. state senator is calling on the company to stop drilling until more can be learned. sunoco says the pipeline is safe and construction is in compliance. >> if there is a leak, this substance is odorless, colorless, it's heavier than air. >> there have been a number of meetings on the pipeline over the past few weeks. next one is scheduled for tomorrow at 7:00. >>> lehigh valley former music teacher faces charges after three students said he used snapchat to send them nude pictures and videos of himself. he resigned in february. >>> senators are giving up summer vacation to stay in washington to work on health care bill. senator mitch mcconnell said he is forcing senators to stay in washington an extra two weeks this summer to try to reach a deal. see the latest version of a deal tomorrow. probably keep a pair of tax increases on wealthy americans that pay for obamacare. another idea is insurers to sell pol

today, the btc pipeline is a reality. but in overcoming the impediments who built this pipeline that they overcome, again, it is the exact same kind of problem set that marcus and mill faced. this is never where people needed. distance, geography is internal. it will always be chokepoints and geographic impediments that prevent oil from getting more energy from getting married as to where it needs to be. risk, someone has to weigh into the marketplace. technology, technology defines the oil industry. it defines so many other industries. innovations like the development of the modern oil tanker or other pipeline breakthroughs. technology has helped to make our modern world possibly. and then there is greed. it is a two-sided coin. it is a good way for someone to get an way into a marketplace good but it can also get out of hand. in one man, the most powerful monopolist of his time in the wealthiest human being who has ever lived, john d rockefeller. the breaking of what rockefeller stood forth was just a story as i said, i

we approve the pipeline, the keystone pipeline.under consideration for many many years, and it was dead and approved it in my first day of office. another pipeline besides that, dakota access. energy resources hoping the 3 c's nations achieve much energy diversification. the people of poland for receiving the shipment. let me be clear about one crucial point, we will never use energy to coerce nations. and a monopolistic situation. and competitive markets for global energy trade. a dependable partner on the export and sale of high quality and low cost energy resource and technology. the best technology for fighter jets and ships and equipment, military weapons, nobody even close and that is acknowledged. and as you buy military equipment you will be thinking only of the united states with the expanded trade and new infrastructure, safe, responsible and environmentally friendly. the common sense approach to protecting natural resources, one that responsibly balances economic growth, job creation and energy security, we invite all co

but they say the pipeline is safe and construction is in compliance wp. we spotted crews out working again today. over the past few weeks, there's been a number of meetings on this. topic and another one happening tonight that's at 7:00 at st. paul united church of christ. randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. >> another public meetings happening over basketball hoops taken down in an allentown park. we told you last week the mayor decided to get rid of all but one of the hoops in the park. the mayor responding to complaints about people trashing the park and blasting music late at night. but wrereck leagues who play th just want the hoops back. we'll have an update at 11:00. >>> new jersey governor chris christie is firing back at assembly speaker over how to pay furloughed state workers. the governor sent a letter to him today. the speaker wanted the governor to use his authority to pay workers forced to stay home when he closed state parks last week. he's not within his powers to do that. he called the request unlawful. and within the last few minute, he offe

, and a field the pipeline would carry the oil from alberta, canada to the texan coast, 1700 miles. trans canada says it expects to have a better financial assessment by the end of the year. >>> later today senator john mccain will begin his cancer treatment and his office says he returned to arizona to begin his radiation and chemotherapy. the 80-year-old senator was recently diagnosed with brain cancer and he plans on returning to congress after the august recess. >>> students can get more sleep thanks to the lawmaking is way through the california legislature which would not allow middle schools and high school to begin any earlier than 8:30 am. the sponsor of the bill says that the studies show that students do not get enough sleep causing them to fall behind in the critics say this would disrupt the family schedules, especially if the families start work earlier. the final vote could come as early as next month. >> i know a lot of younger people that are for that. >> what about the parents? >> the next concern is the sports because if they start later than the sports go later,

through their property. >> got our pipeline marker there. >> reporter: the grahams have lived here on sally view drive for 21 years with pristine water until now. >> i'm not having water and then it was cloudy. >> reporter: problems started for many residents in the area on june 27th. tonight township officials and sunoco reps held a meeting with uwchlan and west whiteland residents about what caused it. >> water in the drilling operation is not unique situation to them. they thought perhaps initially it would be a spring but nevertheless they did notify us. >> reporter: residents voiced their concerns about the pipeline process. there's also an offer on the table from aqua the township's public water service for residents on affected wells to hook up to them during the drilling process. sunoco would pay for it.& residents aren't sold on the process. >> i appreciate what you're trying to say. do not look at us and say, no risk. please, show us some respect. [ applause ] >> reporter: sunoco has been providing bottled water and paying for hotel rooms for residents without water or water

. >> pipeline fight. how one community is trying to stop work on the controversial project from continuing. >> but first, searching for clues. authorities comb a bucks county property as they investigate the disappearance of four men. this as police arrest a man who may be connected to the case. that man is behind bars tonight on unrelated charges. good evening, everyone. i'm ukee washington. >> and i'm jessica dean. eyewitness news reporter greg argos is live with the latest on this investigation. greg? >> reporter: and jessica, officials are calling this a criminal investigation. they're trying to figure out exactly what happened to those four young men who went missing last week and they do say foul play is suspected in their appearance. >> investigators in bucks county are not calling him a suspect in the disappearance, but sources say he may be connected. this afternoon police arresting dinardo on unrelated weapons charges. chopper 3 showing officers escorting him into the bucks county correctional f

will take tough action against russia the bill is targeting the construction of a key natural gas pipeline into europe citing what it calls detrimental impact on european energy security furthermore in the same paragraph the bill talks about exporting more of america's resources in order to create american jobs strengthen u.s. allies and strengthen u.s. foreign policy now that all agrees with a key component of u.s. energy strategy america's global dominance in energy policy. is not just a vital element of u.s. economic policy but it's also a viable element of u.s. foreign policy and one of the most important actions we can take is to use our massive shale gas resources to begin shipping liquefied natural gas overseas so there you have it but what does selling gas to europe have to do with protecting the sanctity of america's voting machines the point is it hasn't got to do anything with the geo political sphere with the frozen conflict in the ukraine though with syria and it actually hasn't got anything to do also with an interference of russia into the us elections this has to do with th

will take tough action against russia the bill is targeting the construction of a key natural gas pipeline into europe citing what it calls detrimental impact on european energy security furthermore in the same paragraph the bill talks about exporting more of america's resources in order to create american jobs strengthen u.s. allies and strengthen u.s. foreign policy now that all agrees with a key component of u.s. energy strategy america's global dominance in energy policy. is not just a vital element of u.s. economic policy but it's also a vital element of u.s. foreign policy and one of the most important actions we can take is to use our massive shale gas resources to begin shipping liquefied natural gas overseas so there you have it but what does selling gas to europe have to do with protecting the sanctity of america's voting machines the point is has got to do anything with the political sphere with the frozen conflict in the ukraine though with syria and it actually hasn't got anything to do also with an interference of russia into the us elections this has to do with the approach

the work on sunoco pipeline. pipeline is supposed to carry gas liquids from shell operations to delaware county. for years people living in the area have voiced concerns about safety with the pipeline. pennsylvania public utility commission will investigate and decide if sunoco violated a construction agreement. told nbc 10, we look forward to demonstrating how we have complied at all times with our agreement. >>> it's quarter to five right now. berks county bridge dating back to the 50s is in line for an upgrade. interstate 70 bridge runs over the schuylkill near hamburg. plans in the works to widen the lanes and shoulders. still in the design stage. >>> to camden county. new park coming to camden water front. announced $750,000 federal grant for the north camden park project. feature trails and picnic areas across 13 acres of land. >>> this former ferry vessel will soon be sunk to become part of artificial wreath. the in between capes service the cape may lewis ferry until 2013. once underwart and part of new w

ed today, finally, the btc pipeline is a reality. but in overcoming the impediments that the folks who built this pipeline had to overcome, they faced this problem set. and, again, it is the exact same kind of problem set that marcus samuel faced. oil is never where people need it. distance. geography is eternal. there are always going to be chokepoints and geographic impediments that prevent oil from getting -- or energy from getting where it is to where it needs to be. geography. risk, someone has to weigh into the marketplace. technology. technology defines the oil industry. it defines so many other industries. the innovations like the development of the modern oil tanker or other pipeline breakthroughs. technology has helped to make our modern world possible. and, of course, greed. and as we saw, greed is a double-sided coin, a two-sided coin. greed is good in creating an incentive for someone to weigh into a marketplace. greed can also get out of hand, and that is embodied in one man, the most powerful monopolist of his time and

project, the 350-mile pipeline would carry liquid natural gas from ohio, across pennsylvania, and to reach a processing facility in marcus hook delaware county. issue now goes before the pennsylvania public utility commission. west goshen township filed for the injunction to halt construction of the pipeline after complaints over water service interruptions and other issues. now sunoco's response read in part we believe that the full hearing before the environmental hearing board will demonstrate we have expended every effort to meet strict conditions of our environmental permits. sunoco also claims they have quote already voluntarily suspended work on a number of our drills and will continue non-hdd construction, throughout the state with safety and protection to pennsylvania's environment as our first priorities. now that hdd stand for horizontal drilling, directional drilling, a technique for laying under ground pipeline. >>> a huge shark caught off the coast of new jersey won't earn a spot in the record books after all. >> we showed you this 12-foot long, 926-pound mako shark mac

the natural gas pipeline starts in western pennsylvania. it crosses through chester county and ends in delaware county. construction resumed in exton yesterday. you can see the project is happening right in middle of this neighborhood. many living here are fighting the proj. they want more information about the safety of the work being done just feet from their homes where their children play. >> it just takes a matter of seconds or minutes for a leak to happen and something explosive to come in contact with it and then disaster. >> as for those water issues, the possibly contaminated water, sunoco has sent it out for test results to find out if there is any contamination. in the meantime, the company is providingaled water, filtration systems and hotel accommodations for those neighbors. >> this weekend, family and friends showing support for a man at the center of an immigration battle. last night, they held a vigil for jonathan at a church in norristown. he was detained by immigration officials back in may and is now facing deportation.

they are demanding a halt to the company's transmountain pipeline in canada. the protesters secured themselves to oil barrels and a morning 12-foot long pipeline. the project would triple the capacity of the pipeline that runs from edmonton to calgary to burnaby, british columbia. >>> we need clean air. we need clean water and we need clean soil to make sure that all life can continue and that we're not doing this just to stop you know, business as usual. >> kinder morgan says it will start construction on the 715-mile pipeline in september despite fierce opposition from native americans and other communities in its path. the company had no comment on the richmond protests. >> thousands of people have signed an online petition fighting new dog management rules at golden gate national recreation area. the proposed rule would require dogs to be on a leash in marin, san francisco, and san mateo counties. park officials want to protect native plants and wildlife there, but opponents say their dogs need to be off leash and have some space to run around. the online