by Nelson Bailey | Jul 14, 2017 | Accidents, Health & Safety, Pipelines
(ANTIMEDIA) Bastrop County, TX — A crude oil pipeline spill in Bastrop County, Texas, Thursday morning released an estimated 1,200 barrels of oil — over 50,000 gallons — prompting evacuations of residents closest to the rupture. The Longhorn Pipeline is owned and...
by Nelson Bailey | Jul 14, 2017 | Accidents, Health & Safety, Pipelines, Politics of energy
WEST WHITELAND, Pa. (CBS)–Some residents in Chester County are dealing with brown water flowing into their homes, and some have lost their well water completely. They blame a pipeline Sunoco is digging beneath their properties. David Mano showed CBS3 brown and cloudy...
by Nelson Bailey | Jul 14, 2017 | For Landowners, Politics of energy
BENT MOUNTAIN — As Tuesday dawned, Mike Lester spotted a group of pipeline surveyors hustling on foot down Green Hollow Drive, a private road on Bent Mountain that passes by Lester’s home. “They was getting along pretty good,” Lester said later. He phoned neighbor...
by Nelson Bailey | Jul 14, 2017 | Health & Safety, Pipelines
The stretch of Appalachian Trail through the Blue Ridge Mountains here is prized by hikers from around the world for its open ridgelines, spectacular geologic formations and challenging slopes. But one of the country’s most iconic viewsheds could soon be changed...
by Nelson Bailey | Jul 14, 2017 | For Landowners, Pipelines, Politics of energy
RICHMOND — The Supreme Court of Virginia ruled Thursday on two cases related to the controversial Atlantic Coast Pipeline, handing opponents a minor victory but otherwise leaving the huge project unscathed. The court found in favor of a small group of landowners in...
