by Nelson Bailey | Oct 10, 2017 | For Landowners, Health & Safety, Natural Gas
Buckingham County, VA – Earlier this month, activists kayaked the James River along the planned route of Dominion Energy’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP). The pipeline route goes from West Virginia to North Carolina with plans to connect it to the Transco line, also in...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 8, 2017 | Environmental Justice, Politics of energy
Federal lawyers said Friday that the government’s court-ordered environmental review of the Dakota Access pipeline will be complete by next spring, not this year, as previously expected. In a court filing, the Army Corps of Engineers said it was pushing back its...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 8, 2017 | Pipelines, Politics of energy, Spiritual Ecology
The Dakota Access oil pipeline faces new uncertainty after the Army Corps of Engineers said Friday that a court-ordered environmental review won’t be completed this year and will extend through next spring. “The Corps’ original estimate that its...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 8, 2017 | Eminant Domain, Politics of energy, Regulatory Permit Process
Legal Journalist for The Trial Lawyer Magazine, talks with Mike about how Virginia property owners are going to court, saying the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is overstepping its bounds in allowing a private company to seize their land to build a for-profit...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 6, 2017 | Accidents, Health & Safety
PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU-TV) An incident Wednesday night sent Pike County emergency crews into action. Officials say a crew member working on pipeline in the Hawley Area ruptured a 24 inch line. That sent gas into air, forcing first responders to evacuate about 130...
