by Nelson Bailey | Jun 22, 2017 | Health & Safety, Pipelines
Are You SAFE? That all depends on how close you live to the proposed pipeline route and the direction of the wind. First of all, the Nexus proposed pipeline is NOT a little 6″ line that brings gas to your house. This is a massive 36″ diameter gas transmission line...
by Nelson Bailey | Jun 22, 2017 | Politics of energy, Regulatory Permit Process
A coalition of environmental groups wants a hearing on the need for Dominion Energy’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline, claiming in a federal filing today that the justifications for the 600-mile, $5.5 billion natural gas pipeline project have “eroded, if they ever existed.”...
by Nelson Bailey | Jun 22, 2017 | Pipelines, Politics of energy
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) and Piedmont Natural Gas want state regulators to approve an extension of gas purchase agreements they made with the Atlantic Coast Pipeline that are set to expire June 30. The agreements, signed in April 2014, can be terminated on that date...
by Nelson Bailey | Jun 20, 2017 | Pipelines, Politics of energy
The federal agency that governs interstate natural gas pipelines is scheduled to release its final environmental impact statement on the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline on Friday. No one should be surprised by what it has to say. Friday’s document will set the clock...
by Nelson Bailey | Jun 18, 2017 | Health & Safety, Pipelines
Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality confirmed last week that past approaches to reviewing utility projects would not suffice for analyzing the potential environmental impacts of two 42-inch diameter natural gas pipelines that could burrow through the state....