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PIPELINE PROBLEMS: STARK COUNTY COUPLE ASKED TO DEMOLISH PROPERTY ON THEIR OWN DIME

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...

Pipeline analysis dramatically underestimates forest impacts, state agencies report

by Nelson Bailey | Aug 3, 2017 | Natural Gas, Pipelines

n analysis by Mountain Valley Pipeline of the controversial project’s impacts on intact forests in Virginia underestimated those effects by more than 300 percent, according to an assessment by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation and other state...

Pipeline analysis dramatically underestimates forest impacts, state agencies report

by Nelson Bailey | Aug 1, 2017 | Health & Safety, Pipelines

An analysis by Mountain Valley Pipeline of the controversial project’s impacts on intact forests in Virginia underestimated those effects by more than 300 percent, according to an assessment by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation and other state...

Democratic lawmakers ask FERC to investigate Mariner East 2 pipeline builder

by Nelson Bailey | Jul 31, 2017 | Fracking, Regulatory Permit Process

Two ranking Democrats in Congress have asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), to further investigate the practices of pipeline builder Energy Transfer Partners, which has merged with Sunoco Logistics, after spills and permit violations occurred on two...

Dominion sees ‘clear path for final approval’ — Regulators release pipeline impact statement

by Nelson Bailey | Jul 23, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Pipelines

Federal regulators say the proposed 600-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) project — one that would result a 42-inch natural gas pipeline spanning Buckingham and parts of Cumberland and Prince Edward along with a 53,783-horsepower gas-fired compressor station along...
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