by Nelson Bailey | Dec 22, 2017 | Politics of energy, Regulatory Permit Process
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) said Thursday it would review its nearly two-decade-old policy for approving natural gas pipelines. While the commission did not commit to any particular changes, the announcement is a win for environmentalists who have...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Dec 15, 2017 | Events, Regulatory Permit Process
Whitney Whiting’s Voice: Audio report “End of the Line” on WRIR 97.3 Richmond, an ongoing podcast about the pipeline struggles in the mid Atlantic and Virginia. Excellent coverage! Inside the State Water Control Board meetings for the Mountain Valley...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 4, 2017 | Environmental Justice, PEIS, Regulatory Permit Process
In May 2015, Rover purchased a house in Carroll County, OH, located near where the pipeline, and a compressor station for that pipeline, is due to run. Rover bought the house to use for offices for several Rover affiliate companies. After buying it, Rover determined...
by Nelson Bailey | Nov 28, 2017 | Endangered Species, Fossil Fuels, Regulatory Permit Process
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the Mountain Valley Pipeline would each cross hundreds of private properties. Many of these private properties are farms, and farmers are rightfully concerned about damage to their farmland from pipeline construction, as well as ongoing...
by Nelson Bailey | Nov 7, 2017 | Environmental Justice, Regulatory Permit Process
Construction has stopped along the Atlantic Sunrise gas pipeline’s 37-mile route in Lancaster County amid a confusing stay order issued by a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. on Monday. A temporary stay was issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...
by Nelson Bailey | Nov 2, 2017 | Health & Safety, Regulatory Permit Process
Last week, Roanoke County requested a rehearing from FERC At a meeting this week, the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution to petition FERC for a rehearing on the authorization of the construction and operation of the Mountain...