by Nelson Bailey | Dec 18, 2017 | Economic Impacts, Fossil Fuels, Pipelines
To the editor: The front page of the Nov. 12 Herald-Mail reported on the rebuilding of the Conococheague Aqueduct in Williamsport, an $8.9 million project to enhance and promote tourism of the C&O Canal National Historical Park. Then, on Nov. 17 came the news...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Dec 15, 2017 | Events, Regulatory Permit Process
Whitney Whiting’s Voice: Audio report “End of the Line” on WRIR 97.3 Richmond, an ongoing podcast about the pipeline struggles in the mid Atlantic and Virginia. Excellent coverage! Inside the State Water Control Board meetings for the Mountain Valley...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 14, 2017 | Fracking, Health & Safety
WASHINGTON—Fracking can affect drinking water supplies in certain circumstances, the Obama administration said in a long-awaited report issued Tuesday, leaving open the possibility of more widespread impacts that it says can’t be determined with current data. The...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 4, 2017 | Environmental Justice, PEIS, Regulatory Permit Process
In May 2015, Rover purchased a house in Carroll County, OH, located near where the pipeline, and a compressor station for that pipeline, is due to run. Rover bought the house to use for offices for several Rover affiliate companies. After buying it, Rover determined...
by Nelson Bailey | Nov 28, 2017 | Endangered Species, Fossil Fuels, Regulatory Permit Process
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the Mountain Valley Pipeline would each cross hundreds of private properties. Many of these private properties are farms, and farmers are rightfully concerned about damage to their farmland from pipeline construction, as well as ongoing...
by Nelson Bailey | Nov 28, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Pipelines
The expansion of natural gas infrastructure along the East Coast has created a seemingly endless queue of new pipeline battles involving landowners, environmentalists, states and the federal government. Some of the proposed pipelines have similar names. A handful have...
