New Federal Rules Are Set for Fracking

New Federal Rules Are Set for Fracking – NYTimes.com. By CORAL DAVENPORTMARCH 20, 2015 WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday unveiled the nation’s first major federal regulations on hydraulic fracturing, a technique for oil and gas drilling that has...

Yogaville Meeting

question about the “name” or designation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline . go to    FERC: Documents & Filing – FERC Online – eRegister. select comments PF15-6 may be entered into the search box for the project then select the Atlantic Coast...

New Forest Comment Period

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service is extending the public comment period on whether portions of the Jefferson National Forest can be surveyed for a possible pipeline route. A special use permit would be required before surveying could be done in the national...

Farmville Scoping Meeting, Mar 17

When one hears the word” scope”, there is an immediate visual image of intense peering —a microscope, a periscope, an entity with an eye pressed to a lens, looking for answers. The scoping meeting being held at the Prince Edward County High School...

Ferc Scoping Meetings

    [FARMVILLE HERALD] March 6, 2015 FERC Will Scope: Public Meetings This Month JORDAN MILESWASHINGTON D.C.  The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, has announced its intention to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will discuss...