by Nelson Bailey | Jul 2, 2017 | Health & Safety, Pipelines
Colorado has nearly 129,000 underground oil and gas pipelines within about 1,000 feet (300 meters) of occupied buildings, according to energy company reports ordered by the state after a fatal house explosion blamed on a severed gas line. Friday was the deadline for...
by Nelson Bailey | Jun 28, 2017 | Accidents, Health & Safety, Pipelines
Workers have removed an estimated 1,700 gallons of oil which spilled from a pipe in Convis Township. Workers from Omimex Energy in Ludington, which owns the well, and several subcontractors have been working 12-hours each day since a leak was discovered June 12 in a...
by Nelson Bailey | Jun 28, 2017 | Accidents, Health & Safety, Pipelines
Jobs, land, environmental and public health all considerations for project CENTREVILLE, Va. – The proposed WB XPress Pipeline Project would impact West Virginia and Virginia, but two miles of new pipeline would be constructed in Western Fairfax County park land,...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jun 25, 2017 | Events, Health & Safety
Join us for a webinar exploring the significance of state-level water quality certification under the Clean Water Act § 401 and how to engage in the 401 process for the interstate Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast pipeline projects. We’ll also explain the basics of...
by Nelson Bailey | Jun 25, 2017 | Accidents, Health & Safety, Pipelines
A home went up in flames in April on Twilight Avenue north of Denver, killing two people. Now, the investigation into what happened is underway, clean-up is ongoing, lawsuits are being filed and people who live in that small community are worried- not only about their...
by Nelson Bailey | Jun 25, 2017 | Health & Safety, Politics of energy, Regulatory Permit Process
Attempts by Dominion Energy to sway regulators in the Atlantic Coast Pipeline permitting process prompted a top official under Gov. Terry McAuliffe to notify the utility that state agencies would not heed those efforts. An April 19 letter from Molly Ward, Virginia’s...
