by Nelson Bailey | Sep 18, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Health & Safety, Politics of energy
Massive tanks in Oklahoma brim with unrefined oil, but they weren’t designed to handle the rash of seismic activity caused by fracking-related activity. When Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas, U.S. oil refining plummeted to record lows. Now, nearly three weeks...
by Nelson Bailey | Sep 18, 2017 | Health & Safety, Pipelines
WEST CHESTER >> State Sen. Andy Dinniman said Wednesday that he would appeal the Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP’s) denial of his Right-to-Know Request to obtain a list of private groundwater wells located near the path of Sunoco Pipeline’s Mariner...
by Nelson Bailey | Sep 18, 2017 | Health & Safety, Pipelines, Politics of energy
If Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe’s Department of Environmental Quality continues its present course, it will likely suffer the same embarrassment. As public attention was focused on the destruction wrought by Hurricane Harvey and the unfolding disaster of...
by Nelson Bailey | Sep 16, 2017 | Health & Safety, Pipelines
THERE IS AMPLE cause for caution and care when it comes to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, the proposed 600-mile conduit that would bring natural gas from Harrison County, W.Va., to Virginia and North Carolina. The route floated by the partnership of energy companies...
by Nelson Bailey | Sep 13, 2017 | Endangered Species, Regulatory Permit Process
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia environmental regulators say they are rescinding approval for building the Mountain Valley Pipeline, which would carry natural gas down the center of West Virginia for 195 miles. In a letter Thursday, the Department of...
