Compressor Stations
Compressor stations are large industrial facilities that maintain the flow and pressure of natural gas by receiving gas from the pipeline, re-pressurizing it, and sending it back into the pipeline system.
Issues
The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance
IRMA is a multi-sector initiative that offers independent, third-party auditing and transparency at mine sites using its 400+ page standard.
Conflict Minerals
Conflict minerals are resources that are mined and used to influence and finance armed conflict, human rights abuses, and violence. …
Contaminated Pathways
Oil and gas chemicals enter the environment via several pathways: Drilling, Hydraulic Fracturing, Waste Pits, Spills, Releases to Air.
1872 Mining Law – Reform Requirements
Principles of legitimate 1872 Mining Law reform should include meaningful Tribal consultation and Indigenous resource protections, protection of special places, stronger environmental standards, and fiscal reforms.