by Nelson Bailey | Feb 23, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Fracking, Pipelines
Only a few dozen people remained at the Dakota Access pipeline protest encampment on Wednesday night after the state’s eviction deadline saw most of the activists leave voluntarily amid a show of force from law enforcement in riot gear. Ten activists were arrested on...
by Nelson Bailey | Feb 23, 2017 | Politics of energy, Regulatory Permit Process
More than 100 people attended the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) public comment session at the Robert R. Moton Museum, held Tuesday, regarding a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on the proposed 600-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) project....
by Nelson Bailey | Feb 22, 2017 | Pipelines, Politics of energy
When Hope Rosinski’s father gave her a six-acre plot in Louisiana more than a decade ago, she was surprised to find oil and gas pipelines crisscrossing the property. Pipeline companies later secured her permission for two more lines, one of which has since...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 18, 2016 | Health & Safety, Pipelines
Environmental groups are voicing opposition to a proposed natural gas pipeline that would cut across the Appalachian Trail in Virginia and require clearing a previously protected corridor of forest. The Mountain Valley Pipeline would transport natural gas from...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 13, 2016 | FERC communications, Fossil Fuels, Pipelines
CHARLESTON, W. Va. – A spate of proposed gas pipeline projects has drawn sharp criticism from environmental advocates, who say the federal permitting agency has a built-in bias toward the industry. Last week, nearly 70 people from almost a dozen states testified at...