by Nelson Bailey | Aug 23, 2017 | For Landowners, Fracking, Pipelines, Regulatory Permit Process
A federal appeals court ruled against the Constitution Pipeline Friday, in a challenge it brought against New York State’s denial of a water quality permit. The decision is a major blow to the embattled project, which was planned to run 121 miles, carrying natural gas...
by Nelson Bailey | Aug 13, 2017 | Fracking, Press Releases
Why is fracking exempt from the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Clean Water Act, and five other bedrock environmental laws? In 2005, thanks to oil and gas industry lobbying, the EPA was stripped of its authority to regulate fracking. It’s called the Halliburton loophole....
by Nelson Bailey | Aug 3, 2017 | Fracking, Natural Gas, Pipelines
“If we don’t get new pipeline infrastructure feeding into Hampton Roads, they’re not going to be able to grow economically. They’re not going to be able to attract new industries, particularly advanced manufacturing.” Dominion Energy...
by Nelson Bailey | Jul 31, 2017 | Fracking, Regulatory Permit Process
Two ranking Democrats in Congress have asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), to further investigate the practices of pipeline builder Energy Transfer Partners, which has merged with Sunoco Logistics, after spills and permit violations occurred on two...
by Nelson Bailey | Jul 22, 2017 | Fracking, Health & Safety
VERONA – The Augusta County Board of Supervisors voted Wednesday night to prohibit fracking in the county in a move to keep clean water flowing in the area. Augusta is the first county in the commonwealth to pass a zoning ordinance that completely prohibits...
by Nelson Bailey | Jul 8, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Fracking, Pipelines
Around a dozen Chester County households experienced cloudy water or loss of supply from their private wells this week, forcing some families from their homes near a location where Sunoco Pipeline is conducting horizontal directional drilling about 150 feet below...
