by Nelson Bailey | Nov 3, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Health & Safety
South Portland’s fight is a cautionary tale about the power of money — and whether towns can set their own rules about oil and gas infrastructure. SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine—Can communities say no to energy companies? Hundreds of miles from the nearest oil field or...
by Nelson Bailey | Nov 2, 2017 | Health & Safety, Pipelines
Local Rockingham County and Harrisonburg community members stand in solidarity with the pipeline fighters across the commonwealth in the anti-pipeline group called Rockingham Alliance for the Protection and Transformation of Our Resources and Society. The emergence of...
by Nelson Bailey | Nov 2, 2017 | Health & Safety, Regulatory Permit Process
Last week, Roanoke County requested a rehearing from FERC At a meeting this week, the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution to petition FERC for a rehearing on the authorization of the construction and operation of the Mountain...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 29, 2017 | For Landowners, Pipelines
CORRECTION: The date the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved the Mountain Valley Pipeline is Oct. 13. The date was incorrect in an earlier version of the story. Mountain Valley Pipeline has filed a federal lawsuit against hundreds of landowners in Virginia...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 29, 2017 | Environmental Justice, Events
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) – Saturday, Anti-pipeline group Friends of Buckingham hosted a tribunal at Charlottesville’s CitySpace where more than 40 people spoke about what they see as the negative effects of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline. This...
