by Nelson Bailey | Jul 28, 2017 | Eminant Domain, Environmental Justice
Participants in the lawsuit hope it will protect their private property from what they describe as “a government-sanctioned land grab” for the financial gain of a private pipeline company. A Roanoke-based lawyer representing 17 plaintiffs who own 10 properties along...
by Nelson Bailey | Jul 24, 2017 | For Landowners, Health & Safety, Pipelines
In the upper reaches of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, Tim and Chris Camman walk daily through a thick wood, shaded by a canopy of tall hemlocks, white pines and hardwoods. Dappled sunlight filters through, with only the sounds of birds and Carrs Creek as it bubbles...
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...
by Nelson Bailey | Jul 20, 2017 | For Landowners, Health & Safety, Pipelines
• Neighbors worry about how pipeline will impact environment. By SHAUN SAVARESE Of The Record Staff Cumberland and Johnston county residents voiced critical concern about the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), asking for answers and imploring a state agency to deny a...
by Nelson Bailey | Jul 20, 2017 | For Landowners, Health & Safety, Pipelines
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Dominion Energy is moving full speed ahead with its Atlantic Coast Pipeline, but one Hampton Roads resident is saying, “Not in my backyard.” Paulette Johnson bought the property in Suffolk 10 years ago, and when she did, she had no thought even...
