Friday, November 22, 2024

Shiite Hardliner to Challenge Rouhani for Iran’s Presidency in May Election

From Foreign Policy Hard-line Shiite cleric Ebrahim Raisi announced his bid for the Iranian presidency Sunday, emerging as a potentially serious challenger to the country’s current president, Hassan Rouhani. Rouhani, a reformist candidate who won in 2014 largely with the support of young people and women, has disappointed many of his followers with his inability to fix the Iranian economy, despite the lifting

New York Regulators Shoot Down Northern Access Pipeline Access to Marcellus Gas

New York denial is inconsistent with standards of the Clean Water Act: Tanski On April 10, National Fuel Gas (ticker: NFG) issued a press release reacting to the denial of its proposed Northern Access pipeline by New York regulators, after more than 34 months in the permitting stage. Northern Access would have brought natural gas from the Marcellus region in