by Nelson Bailey | Oct 12, 2017 | Health & Safety, Politics of energy
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ7) A deal between Montgomery County and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality surrounding the Mountain Valley Pipeline has been called off, for now. The deal, which was unanimously agreed to on September 11, would have allowed...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 11, 2017 | For Landowners, Pipelines, Politics of energy
The Roanoke County supervisors want more time for residents to respond to a report outlining potential environmental effects of the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline. The board passed a resolution Tuesday asking the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to push...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 10, 2017 | Health & Safety, Politics of energy
The NC Department of Environmental Quality has rejected the Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s erosion and sediment control plan, dealing yet another setback to the $5.5 billion project. In a letter dated Sept. 26, the Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources told the...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 10, 2017 | Health & Safety, Politics of energy
Protesters gathered at the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality office in Harrisonburg last month to speak out against the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley pipelines. DAILY NEWS-RECORD VIA The Associated Press Families in Virginia should not have to worry...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 8, 2017 | Pipelines, Politics of energy, Spiritual Ecology
The Dakota Access oil pipeline faces new uncertainty after the Army Corps of Engineers said Friday that a court-ordered environmental review won’t be completed this year and will extend through next spring. “The Corps’ original estimate that its...
