by Nelson Bailey | Jul 28, 2017 | Accidents, Health & Safety, Pipelines
CAMBRIDGE — Eleven buildings were evacuated in Kendall Square on Friday morning, disrupting the workday routine for thousands of people, as officials scrambled to shut down a gas main that had been accidentally punctured by a contractor operating heavy equipment,...
by Nelson Bailey | Jul 28, 2017 | Eminant Domain, Environmental Justice
Participants in the lawsuit hope it will protect their private property from what they describe as “a government-sanctioned land grab” for the financial gain of a private pipeline company. A Roanoke-based lawyer representing 17 plaintiffs who own 10 properties along...
by Nelson Bailey | Jul 25, 2017 | Environmental Justice, Health & Safety
Sunoco crews work in front of the valve station for the Mariner East 2 pipeline on Boot Road in West Goshen Tuesday. A judge shut down drilling operations for the project across all of Pennsylvania with a decision issued Tuesday. PETE BANNAN – DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA A...
by Nelson Bailey | Jul 24, 2017 | For Landowners, Health & Safety, Pipelines
In the upper reaches of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, Tim and Chris Camman walk daily through a thick wood, shaded by a canopy of tall hemlocks, white pines and hardwoods. Dappled sunlight filters through, with only the sounds of birds and Carrs Creek as it bubbles...
by Nelson Bailey | Jul 23, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Pipelines
Federal regulators say the proposed 600-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) project — one that would result a 42-inch natural gas pipeline spanning Buckingham and parts of Cumberland and Prince Edward along with a 53,783-horsepower gas-fired compressor station along...
