by Nelson Bailey | Oct 10, 2017 | For Landowners, Health & Safety, Natural Gas
Buckingham County, VA – Earlier this month, activists kayaked the James River along the planned route of Dominion Energy’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP). The pipeline route goes from West Virginia to North Carolina with plans to connect it to the Transco line, also in...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 8, 2017 | Accidents, Health & Safety, Pipelines
President Donald Trump and Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt have vowed to boost domestic energy production by dismantling federal regulations on things like drilling, but environmental agencies in both blue and red states have pushed back in the...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 6, 2017 | Accidents, Health & Safety
PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU-TV) An incident Wednesday night sent Pike County emergency crews into action. Officials say a crew member working on pipeline in the Hawley Area ruptured a 24 inch line. That sent gas into air, forcing first responders to evacuate about 130...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 6, 2017 | Environmental Justice, Health & Safety
Since oil prices collapsed, ‘the economics have just turned against it entirely,’ one economist said. The long-term future of Canada’s tar sands suffered a blow Thursday when TransCanada announced it would cancel a major pipeline project. The decision on the...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 6, 2017 | Environmental Justice, Health & Safety, Politics of energy
AARON MATÉ: It’s The Real News. I’m Aaron Maté. Activists in Canada are celebrating what is being called a victory for people over pipelines. The energy company TransCanada has announced it is canceling the proposed Energy East pipeline that would’ve...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 6, 2017 | Health & Safety, Pipelines
Pipeline builder Sunoco is providing bottled water to a West Cornwall Township farm after complications from a detonation during construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline, West Cornwall Township supervisors said during a news conference Thursday. Water tests found...
