by Nelson Bailey | Jul 8, 2017 | FERC communications, Politics of energy
A federal agency issued its final environmental statement (EIS) on June 23 for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) project. The release marked a major milestone, setting the stage for a decision from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) about whether the...
by Nelson Bailey | Jul 8, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Fracking, Pipelines
Around a dozen Chester County households experienced cloudy water or loss of supply from their private wells this week, forcing some families from their homes near a location where Sunoco Pipeline is conducting horizontal directional drilling about 150 feet below...
by Nelson Bailey | Jul 6, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Health & Safety
A public relations firm for Sunoco Pipeline says it wants to “neutralize opposition” to the controversial Mariner East 2 pipeline project. Bravo Group, which has worked with different parts of Sunoco for at least five years, makes the statement on its website, in...
by Nelson Bailey | Jul 5, 2017 | Economic Impacts, For Landowners, Pipelines
HUNTINGDON — A Huntingdon County judge ruled this week that a family camped out on its own property has to vacate the premises to allow construction to continue for the Mariner East 2 Pipeline. Ellen Gerheart and her husband have owned the property that is now...
by Nelson Bailey | Jun 28, 2017 | Eminant Domain, Natural Gas
Mountaineer Gas will be in the Morgan County Courthouse in Berkeley Springs this Friday June 30 at 9 am in an effort to forcibly take parts of the Kesecker family farm by eminent domain for a controversial gas pipeline. Christopher Robertson Jackson Kelly The proposed...
by Nelson Bailey | Jun 25, 2017 | Pipelines, Regulatory Permit Process
The newly released statement denies long term damage. ROCKY MOUNT, Va. – Landowners and environmentalists speak out after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission releases new information about the Mountain Valley Pipeline. On Friday, June 23, FERC released an...
