by Nelson Bailey | Feb 13, 2017 | Politics of energy
Buckingham supervisors’ decision to deny non-residents and those who don’t own land in the county from communicating their thoughts, feelings, concerns, compliments or complaints during public comment was a strike at free speech. There are many stakeholders across the...
by Nelson Bailey | Feb 13, 2017 | Accidents, Health & Safety, Pipelines
Vehicles and a power pole smoke next to a fire at the Phillips 66 pipeline in Paradis, La. Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. (AP) PARADIS, La. – One worker was missing and two were injured after an explosion sparked a fire at a Louisiana pipeline Thursday night, officials...
by Nelson Bailey | Feb 13, 2017 | Compressor Stations, Pipelines
A farmer who says he’ll be negatively impacted by the proposed 600-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) project has filed a civil suit against ACP LLC and the Buckingham County Board of Supervisors. The 27-page document, filed in Buckingham Circuit Court in early...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 18, 2016 | Health & Safety, Pipelines
Environmental groups are voicing opposition to a proposed natural gas pipeline that would cut across the Appalachian Trail in Virginia and require clearing a previously protected corridor of forest. The Mountain Valley Pipeline would transport natural gas from...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 17, 2016 | Endangered Species, Health & Safety, Pollution - Other Sources
DALLAS — A chemical leak from an asphalt plant that led Corpus Christi officials to warn residents this week not to drink the water was apparently reported a week earlier, according to an email from a state environmental official that was obtained Friday. The internal...
