Justin Mikulka

About

Justin Mikulka is a research fellow at New Consensus. Prior to joining New Consensus in October 2021, Justin reported for DeSmog, where he began in 2014. Justin has a degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Cornell University.

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More than seven years have passed since an Enbridge oil pipeline ruptured and spilled more than a millionย gallons of tar sands oil, also known asย diluted bitumen,ย near a tributary leading toย Michig...
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On January 29, Washington Governor Jay Inslee rejected a permitย required for Tesoro-Savage to build the Vancouver Energyย oil-by-rail facility, the largest suchย project in the nation,ย at the Port of...
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The train engineer and two additional rail workers who faced charges for the deadly July 2013 oil train accident in Lac-Mรฉgantic, Quebec, were acquitted on Friday after the jury deliberated for nin...
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Unfractured, the new documentary about environmental activist and ecologist Dr. Sandra Steingraber, is primarily about the personal sacrifices made by individuals like Steingraber while fighting fo...
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Today New York Mayor Bill De Blasio announced a goal to divest New York Cityโ€™s pension funds from fossil fuel reserve owners within five years. This makes New York the first major American city to ...
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This week, three port commissioners in Vancouver, Washington, put another nail in the coffin forย Vancouver Energy's proposed crude-by-rail facility when the commissionย voted to not renew the compan...
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The election of Donald Trump was a big win for the oil and rail industries. Shortly after the election, Edward Hamberger, CEO of theย trade groupย the Association of American Railroads, addressed a c...
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The latest fatal Amtrak accidentย in Washington state was another reminder of theย reality of the cost-benefit approach to regulatingย safety. When the rail industry and its lobbyists are able to arg...
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Nothing seemsย able to derail the riseย in Canadian tar sands oil production. Low prices, canceled pipelines, climate realities, a major oil company announcing it will no longer develop heavy oils, d...
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In a case that has national ramifications, a federal judge has ruled against the city of South Portland, Maine, in its latest effortย to stop the coastal townย from becoming a destination for Canadia...