by Nelson Bailey | Feb 23, 2017 | Politics of energy, Regulatory Permit Process
More than 100 people attended the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) public comment session at the Robert R. Moton Museum, held Tuesday, regarding a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on the proposed 600-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) project....
by Nelson Bailey | Feb 23, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Fracking
Demonstrators protest an executive order that could leave local communities vulnerable to contamination. The anti-Trump resistance isn’t just about marching on Capitol Hill; it’s about organizing and showing up for your community, every day. “If you...
by Nelson Bailey | Feb 22, 2017 | Pipelines, Politics of energy
When Hope Rosinski’s father gave her a six-acre plot in Louisiana more than a decade ago, she was surprised to find oil and gas pipelines crisscrossing the property. Pipeline companies later secured her permission for two more lines, one of which has since...
by Nelson Bailey | Feb 20, 2017 | Compressor Stations, Health & Safety
Mayor Robert Hedlund is forming a 10-member citizen committee to monitor air quality hearings held by the state Depar tment of Environmental Protection when it reviews Spectra Energy’s plan to construct a compressor station near the Fore River. Town Solicitor...
by Nelson Bailey | Feb 19, 2017 | For Landowners, Pipelines
Holdouts at the camp see the justice department’s recent round of arrests and warrants as an attempt to kill the movement’s momentum. Aubree Peckham darted through the hallways of the casino, desperate for answers. Word had spread that day in early February that...
