Long-Delayed Pipeline Begins Pumping West Virginia Natural Gas to Mid-Atlantic Power Plants

Mountain Valley Pipeline will feed 2 billion cubic feet per day of fracked shale gas into electric grid. Three days after receiving final federal approval and nearly a decade after it was first proposed, the 303-mile, $7.85 billion Mountain Valley Pipeline is funneling natural gas from West Virginia into Virginia, where it will boost fuel

DC Circuit Tosses DOJ Bid to Force Steve Wynn to Register as Foreign Agent

The judges said the the casino tycoon has no obligation to register for alleged work performed seven years ago. A federal appeals court has rejected the U.S. Department of Justice’s bid to revive a lawsuit seeking to compel Las Vegas casino tycoon and Republican megadonor Steve Wynn to register as an agent of China. Mr.

Senators Question Federal Lands Chief on How Idaho Wind Farm Got OK Despite Local Objections

The Bureau of Land Management director defended the agency’s approval of a 4,500-acre wind farm over vehement county, state opposition. A controversial Idaho wind project has been tentatively approved by the federal government despite overwhelming opposition from local residents, seven county governments, and the state legislature, raising questions about who, or what, is driving land-use

Senators Question Federal Lands Chief on How Idaho Wind Farm Got OK Over Local Objections

The Bureau of Land Management director defended the agency’s approval of a 4,500-acre wind farm over vehement county, state opposition. An Idaho wind project has been tentatively approved by the federal government over overwhelming opposition from local residents, seven county governments, and the state legislature, raising questions about who, or what, is driving land-use policy

New York Magazine Hit Piece Confuses Pro-Israel Congressman for Different Black Politician

New York magazine on Friday published an article attacking three Democratic politicians who have broken with the “progressive” movement over their support for Israel, including black congressman Ritchie Torres (N.Y.). A graphic accompanying the piece that was meant to show the three lawmakers, however, mistakenly showed a different black politician not mentioned anywhere in the

Columbia College Dean Says Disparaging Texts, Vomit Emojis Sent During Panel on Jewish Life Don’t Reflect the ‘Views’ of Administrators

Josef Sorett’s email message to Columbia University’s Board of Visitors omits mention of his own role in the scandal and calls photographs an ‘invasion of privacy’ Josef Sorett (college.columbia.edu) The dean of Columbia College, Josef Sorett, issued a private apology on Friday for the text messages he and other administrators exchanged badmouthing panelists who participated

Scholar Who Accused Israel of Genocide Will No Longer Lead University of Minnesota Holocaust Center—But May Become Professor as Consolation Prize

The University of Minnesota has rescinded an offer to run its Center of Holocaust and Genocide Studies to an anti-Israel scholar who has accused the Jewish state of genocide and downplayed anti-Semitism on U.S. college campuses. But that scholar, Stockton University’s Raz Segal, could still join the school as a faculty member. University of Minnesota