by Nelson Bailey | Feb 16, 2017 | Accidents, Fossil Fuels, Health & Safety
The energy company behind the disputed Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) has reported hundreds of thousands of gallons of spills from pipelines between 2015 and 2016, according to an analysis released earlier this month. According to the Feb. 6 report from the Louisiana...
by Nelson Bailey | Feb 16, 2017 | Health & Safety, Politics of energy, Regulatory Permit Process
Just 15 minutes after the doors opened last night, the auditorium at Forest Hills Middle School — a public school — in Wilson was beginning to fill with people. But the “public” listening session about the Atlantic Coast Pipeline wasn’t really public. And only select...
by Nelson Bailey | Feb 16, 2017 | Coal, Fossil Fuels
A bill that would have required Dominion Virginia Power to submit more information to state regulators before it is allowed to close what environmental groups contend are leaky, unlined ponds containing millions of tons of coal ash has cleared a House committee,...
by Nelson Bailey | Feb 16, 2017 | Health & Safety, Politics of energy
The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) is available. It describes the land that the pipeline will go through, the unique aspects of that land and the community and how to protect those things if they build the pipeline....
by Nelson Bailey | Feb 16, 2017 | Compressor Stations, Regulatory Permit Process
More than 50 people attended a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and Landowner’s Informational Meeting held at Buckingham County Middle School on Sunday. The event — which included speakers from numerous groups in opposition to the proposed Atlantic Coast...
