by Nelson Bailey | May 2, 2017 | Natural Gas, Pipelines
May 2, 2017 SEATTLE – The mother of all pipelines could be coming to the Northwest, and Native Americans in the region want their voices heard on the proposal. The Houston-based company, Kinder Morgan’s expanded TransMountain Pipeline would stretch from the...
by Nelson Bailey | May 2, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Natural Gas, Pipelines
Landowners and activists expected to descend on town of York on Wednesday for first public meeting on proposed construction after Trump revived it Life on the Keystone XL route: where opponents fear the ‘black snake’ Keystone XL: fear and enthusiasm fill the plains of...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Apr 22, 2017 | Compressor Stations, Fracking, Health & Safety
July 16, 2019 Update: Please see the wrap up of the FoB baseline studies. 2018 Friends of Buckingham Baseline Testing Project of well water, surface water, air, health – Final Report Baseline Testing for Well Water February 28, 2019 Update: The ACP currently has a...
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 10, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Fracking
In some parts of the country, people are urged to pray for rain. In Oklahoma, the governor once told people to pray for oil prices. But as oil and gas fracking continue to spread throughout the state, Oklahomans’ concern might be more about the industry’s impact on...
by Nelson Bailey | Mar 21, 2017 | Compressor Stations, Pipelines
An environmental organization is challenging in court the Buckingham County Board of Supervisors’ January decision to grant a special-use permit for a compressor station for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. The Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League, based in North...
by Nelson Bailey | Mar 16, 2017 | Compressor Stations
The Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League (BREDL), its Concern for the New Generation chapter (CNG) and several Buckingham County residents have filed a civil lawsuit against county officials “seeking judicial review of the decision and action by the” board of...
