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...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 8, 2017 | Accidents, Health & Safety, Pipelines
President Donald Trump and Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt have vowed to boost domestic energy production by dismantling federal regulations on things like drilling, but environmental agencies in both blue and red states have pushed back in the...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 8, 2017 | Eminant Domain, Politics of energy, Regulatory Permit Process
Legal Journalist for The Trial Lawyer Magazine, talks with Mike about how Virginia property owners are going to court, saying the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is overstepping its bounds in allowing a private company to seize their land to build a for-profit...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 6, 2017 | Health & Safety, Pipelines
Pipeline builder Sunoco is providing bottled water to a West Cornwall Township farm after complications from a detonation during construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline, West Cornwall Township supervisors said during a news conference Thursday. Water tests found...
by Nelson Bailey | Sep 5, 2017 | Environmental Justice, Politics of energy
To Understand Pipeline Economics, Follow the Money by TomH I have worked for electric and gas utilities in other states, so I am interested in seeing a modern energy system developed in Virginia. I prefer to find solutions where everyone wins, but Virginia is...
