by Nelson Bailey | Nov 17, 2017 | Eminant Domain, Health & Safety, Politics of energy
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline is preparing to sue uncooperative property owners to gain access to their land so it can build a 600-mile natural gas pipeline from West Virginia to North Carolina. The energy consortium, which includes Charlotte-based Duke Energy, said...
by Nelson Bailey | Nov 16, 2017 | Endangered Species, Environmental Justice, Fossil Fuels
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe won a significant victory today in its fight to protect the Tribe’s drinking water and ancestral lands from the Dakota Access pipeline. A federal judge ruled that the federal permits authorizing the pipeline to cross the Missouri River...
by Nelson Bailey | Nov 16, 2017 | For Landowners, Health & Safety, Pipelines, Politics of energy
In an effort to stop the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Friends of Nelson filed a request for rehearing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday on the commission’s recent decision to issue a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity for the natural gas...
by Nelson Bailey | Nov 14, 2017 | Health & Safety, Politics of energy
NORFOLK, VA. The Norfolk City Council is set to decide whether to grant easements for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to cross two drinking water reservoirs, the only ones in its path. The Virginian-Pilot reports the council will consider the issue Tuesday. Senior city...
by Nelson Bailey | Nov 13, 2017 | Natural Gas, Politics of energy
Charges that the U.S. pipeline industry is building far more natural gas pipelines than it needs are being fueled by a new report showing that the capacity of lines approved by federal regulators over the last two decades was more than twice the amount of gas actually...