by Nelson Bailey | Jan 14, 2018 | For Landowners, Pipelines
ALBANY — The Constitution Pipeline project is once again on hold after its petition was denied Thursday by the Federal Energy Regulation Commission. After being denied permits at the state level last year, the Constitution Pipeline had attempted to have...
by Nelson Bailey | Jan 10, 2018 | Events
While attending the State Water Control Board hearing on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline on Dec. 11, I listened to Del. Roxann Robinson, R-Chesterfield, and former state Sen. John Watkins give misguided praise to the project, citing vague claims of benefits it would bring...
by Nelson Bailey | Jan 10, 2018 | Health & Safety, Pipelines, Politics of energy
Jan. 8 (UPI) — Claims by Nebraska landowners for compensation from pipeline company TransCanada on Keystone XL-related costs rests with the state’s highest court, advocates say. Bold Nebraska, an organization that’s steered a multi-year campaign...
by Nelson Bailey | Jan 10, 2018 | Accidents, Pipelines
Representatives from Energy Transfer Partners, the company behind the controversial Dakota Access pipeline, traveled to Cambridge, Iowa, in October to present a series of $20,000 checks to emergency management departments in six counties. The money was, in part, an...
by Nelson Bailey | Jan 4, 2018 | Fossil Fuels, Pipelines
A decision on whether to approve a contentious oil pipeline in northern Minnesota is being delayed so the project’s environmental impact statement can be revised, an administrative law judge has ruled. The decision from Judge Ann O’Reilly last week is a response to a...