by Nelson Bailey | Dec 14, 2016 | Fossil Fuels, Fracking, Health & Safety
Environmental agency’s study on hydraulic fracturing walks back earlier findings. WASHINGTON – Fracking can affect drinking water supplies in certain circumstances, the Obama administration said in a long-awaited report issued Tuesday, leaving open the possibility of...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 12, 2016 | Compressor Stations, Natural Gas
BUCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) – Supervisors in Buckingham County are considering Dominion’s request to build a compressor station for its proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Opponents fear it will destroy the environment. Dominion needs a special use permit...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 11, 2016 | Climate Change, Coal, Fossil Fuels
West Virginia sits atop a treasure chest of coal resources. Coal began to define the state’s culture, history, and the economy as early as 1742, when John Peter Salling unearthed the coal in present-day Boone County, West Virginia. Today, all but 4.5% of the state’s...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Dec 11, 2016 | Compressor Stations
Published 2:29 pm Tuesday, November 29, 2016 in the Farmville Herald We do not see any need to backtrack on our opinion that the good outweighs the bad when it comes to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP). News of a proposed tap for local industry — current and future —...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 10, 2016 | Natural Gas, Pipelines, Regulatory Permit Process
By ROBBIE HARRIS • DEC 7, 2016 The public comment period on the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline ends December 22. Supporters and opponents are weighing in on the prospect of a 300-mile pipe carrying natural gas through Virginia. But environmental groups are refusing...
