by Nelson Bailey | Dec 12, 2017 | Pipelines, Politics of energy
By Alfonso Lopez and Sam Rasoul Lopez and Rasoul are both Democratic members of the House of Delegates. Lopez is from Arlington. Rasoul is from Roanoke. As the State Water Control Board is scheduled to take up certification of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, it’s...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 7, 2017 | Newsletter, Politics of energy
NRDC recently commissioned an analysis from economists at the Applied Economics Clinic at Tufts University to dig into the repeated claim by project proponents that new interstate natural gas pipelines like the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) or Mountain Valley Pipeline...
by Nelson Bailey | Nov 16, 2017 | For Landowners, Health & Safety, Pipelines, Politics of energy
In an effort to stop the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Friends of Nelson filed a request for rehearing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday on the commission’s recent decision to issue a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity for the natural gas...
by Nelson Bailey | Nov 13, 2017 | Endangered Species, Environmental Justice, Politics of energy
Industry is intensifying its campaign against landowners and environmentalists. The electric utility sector’s top lobbying group is teaming up with fossil fuel trade associations as part of an effort to intensify the industry’s campaign against citizen and...
by Nelson Bailey | Nov 6, 2017 | For Landowners, Pipelines
Developers of a proposed natural gas pipeline are suing hundreds of landowners to gain rights of way granted by federal regulations. CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Developers of a proposed natural gas pipeline are suing hundreds of landowners in two states to gain rights of...
