by Nelson Bailey | Aug 28, 2017 | Natural Gas, Politics of energy
The Supreme Court of Virginia has agreed to hear another appeal challenging a controversial state law that allows surveyors for natural gas pipeline companies to enter private property without an owner’s consent. Chuck Lollar, a Norfolk-based lawyer representing six...
by Nelson Bailey | Aug 11, 2017 | Events, Health & Safety
ARRISONBURG – Before heading into James Madison University’s Festival Conference & Student Center on Monday evening, opponents and supporters of the proposed 600-mile, three-state Atlantic Coast Pipeline traded shouts across the lawn. As they held colorful signs...
by Nelson Bailey | Aug 8, 2017 | Economic Impacts, Politics of energy
A Stark county family says they’ve had enough of Dominion Energy. Back in February, Robert and Debbie Merchant received a letter from Dominion Energy that ordered them to remove their driveway. The driveway has been on the property for more than 50 years. Last...
by Nelson Bailey | Aug 3, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Pipelines, Regulatory Permit Process
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ7) Pipeline opponents who were trying to block the path of project surveyors last Thursday will be challenging state officials during meetings next week. “They are as important as any process we’ve been through yet,” said Roberta...
by Nelson Bailey | Jul 17, 2017 | Accidents, Health & Safety, Pipelines
LOS ANGELES (CN) – After a massive methane gas leak at SoCalGas’s Aliso Canyon underground gas storage facility displaced thousands of families and took more than 100 days to plug, many residents in surrounding neighborhoods felt the energy company had gotten off...
