by Nelson Bailey | Feb 14, 2017 | Natural Gas, Pipelines
Posted: Sunday, February 12, 2017 12:00 am By Duncan Adams duncan.adams@roanoke.com | 981-3324 Mountain Valley Pipeline’s controversial quest to bury a 42-inch diameter natural gas pipeline through the region requires the company to acquire easements across private...
by Nelson Bailey | Feb 14, 2017 | Climate Change, Pipelines
February 14. 2017 Youth plaintiffs in a federal case are alleging the federal government knew about the drastic effects of climate change, but did not do enough to slow its effects. (Robin Loznak/ZUMAPRESS.com) EUGENE, Ore. – A team of teenagers and young adults is...
by Nelson Bailey | Feb 13, 2017 | Compressor Stations, Pipelines
A farmer who says he’ll be negatively impacted by the proposed 600-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) project has filed a civil suit against ACP LLC and the Buckingham County Board of Supervisors. The 27-page document, filed in Buckingham Circuit Court in early...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 18, 2016 | Health & Safety, Pipelines
Environmental groups are voicing opposition to a proposed natural gas pipeline that would cut across the Appalachian Trail in Virginia and require clearing a previously protected corridor of forest. The Mountain Valley Pipeline would transport natural gas from...
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...
