by Nelson Bailey | May 24, 2017 | Pipelines, Politics of energy
Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality admitted Wednesday that it provided inaccurate information nearly seven weeks ago about how it plans to handle review of potential water quality impacts of two deeply controversial natural gas transmission...
by Nelson Bailey | May 24, 2017 | Pipelines, Politics of energy
A common refrain among Virginian legislators is that there is nothing they can do to stop Dominion’s proposed Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley pipelines (ACP and MVP, respectively). As they tell it, “The pipelines are a matter for FERC,” and that’s the...
by Nelson Bailey | May 24, 2017 | Health & Safety, Pipelines
When the state Department of Environmental Quality announced in April that it would require individual water-quality certifications for the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline projects, environmental groups applauded what they thought would be an...
by Nelson Bailey | May 23, 2017 | Accidents, Fossil Fuels
BISMARCK, N.D. — The Dakota Access pipeline system leaked more than 100 gallons of oil in North Dakota in two separate incidents in March – the second and third known leaks discovered as crews prepared the disputed $3.8 billion pipeline for operation. Two...
by Nelson Bailey | May 18, 2017 | Accidents, Pipelines
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has curtailed work on a natural-gas pipeline in Ohio after the owner, Energy Transfer Partners, reported 18 leaks and spilled more than 2 million gallons of drilling materials. The pipeline regulator blocked Energy Transfer...
