by Nelson Bailey | Aug 13, 2017 | Fracking, Press Releases
Why is fracking exempt from the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Clean Water Act, and five other bedrock environmental laws? In 2005, thanks to oil and gas industry lobbying, the EPA was stripped of its authority to regulate fracking. It’s called the Halliburton loophole....
by Nelson Bailey | Aug 11, 2017 | Events, Health & Safety
ARRISONBURG – Before heading into James Madison University’s Festival Conference & Student Center on Monday evening, opponents and supporters of the proposed 600-mile, three-state Atlantic Coast Pipeline traded shouts across the lawn. As they held colorful signs...
by Nelson Bailey | Aug 4, 2017 | Press Releases
Sharon Ponton, a Virginia organizer with the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League, is recommending to the State Water Control Board and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality that the 401 Water Certification Process for the proposed Atlantic Coast and...
by Nelson Bailey | Aug 3, 2017 | Accidents, Natural Gas
An explosion at a Minneapolis school has killed two and injured at least nine people. Minnehaha Academy confirmed Ruth Berg, a receptionist with the school for 17 years, died as a result of the explosion. “As our receptionist, she welcomed everyone with a smile and...
by Nelson Bailey | Aug 3, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Pipelines, Regulatory Permit Process
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ7) Pipeline opponents who were trying to block the path of project surveyors last Thursday will be challenging state officials during meetings next week. “They are as important as any process we’ve been through yet,” said Roberta...
