Bold Alliance has filed its Requests for Admission, Interrogatories and Requests for Production with the Nebraska Public Service Commission, as an official intervenor in the PSC’s review of TransCanada’s application for a permit to build the proposed Keystone XL pipeline through Nebraska. The main arguments in Bold Alliance’s filings with the PSC (embedded below): Keystone XL isn’t […]

On Wednesday, May 3rd, several hundred Pipeline Fighters and landowners showed up in force to testify at the Nebraska Public Service Commission’s 10-hour public meeting on TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL pipeline. Pipeline opponents “steeply outnumbered” those who spoke in favor of KXL, the Omaha World-Herald reported, and 135 people in total stood to testify during […]

On April 24, Bold Alliance filed an objection to the Nebraska Public Service Commission Hearing Officer’s recent order that denied our motion for reconsideration of its previous order that lumps Bold, three other organizations (Nebraska Sierra Club, 350.org and Oil Change International) and 30+ individuals granted intervenor status — who collectively represent millions of individuals — […]

ACTION: Host your own #NoKXL LTE House Party! Sign up on the form below.  Writing a letter to the editor (LTE) of your local newspaper or news website is a critical action you can take right now to help stop the pipeline. They are very powerful tools to get your voice heard not only by […]

The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska passed a tribal resolution in opposition to TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL pipeline in an unanimous vote on April 6 — and has submitted the resolution to the Nebraska Public Service Commission that is currently reviewing TransCanada’s pipeline permit application. In its resolution, the Winnebago Tribe notes that the PSC “has not […]

The Nebraska Public Service Commission hearing officer’s original order on intervention in its review of TransCanada’s application for a state permit for its proposed Keystone XL pipeline severely limited the evidence which intervenors are allowed to present, and unfairly grouped over 30 organizations and individuals together, limiting their individual ability to present evidence and voice […]

Bold Alliance filed a motion on April 10 that asks the Nebraska Public Service Commission to reconsider the hearing officer’s order regarding intervention during its review of TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL pipeline project. The PSC’s order lumps all the “natural resources” intervenors together and severely limits their ability to present evidence. The “natural resources” intervenor […]

The Nebraska Public Service Commission on March 31 released its ruling on which applicants have been granted official intervenor status in its review of TransCanada’s application for a permit to build its proposed Keystone XL pipeline through Nebraska. Bold’s application was accepted, as were those of 93 landowners on the KXL route, and the others listed […]

TransCanada on Thursday filed a motion (see below) with the Nebraska Public Service Commission, arguing that Bold Nebraska / Bold Alliance — as well as the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, Yankton Sioux Tribe, Nebraska Sierra Club and 350.org should not be allowed as official “intervenors” in the PSC’s review of the company’s application for a […]

For Immediate Release: March 30, 2017 Press Contact: Nicky Vogt at 202-331-2389 or vogt@newpartners.com   Following Ill-Advised Federal Permit for Keystone XL Pipeline, Lawsuit Filed to Block Construction   Washington, DC – Following the Trump administration’s imprudent issuance of a cross-border permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline last week, Northern Plains Resource Council; Bold Alliance; Center […]