by Nelson Bailey | Feb 20, 2017 | Compressor Stations, Health & Safety
Mayor Robert Hedlund is forming a 10-member citizen committee to monitor air quality hearings held by the state Depar tment of Environmental Protection when it reviews Spectra Energy’s plan to construct a compressor station near the Fore River. Town Solicitor...
by Nelson Bailey | Feb 17, 2017 | Health & Safety, Politics of energy
By NICK GILMORE • FEB 15, 2017 According to a new analysis released this week, two proposed pipeline projects in the state could have significant environmental impacts. From the very beginning, the Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast Pipelines have been highly...
by Nelson Bailey | Feb 16, 2017 | Accidents, Fossil Fuels, Health & Safety
The energy company behind the disputed Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) has reported hundreds of thousands of gallons of spills from pipelines between 2015 and 2016, according to an analysis released earlier this month. According to the Feb. 6 report from the Louisiana...
by Nelson Bailey | Feb 16, 2017 | Health & Safety, Politics of energy, Regulatory Permit Process
Just 15 minutes after the doors opened last night, the auditorium at Forest Hills Middle School — a public school — in Wilson was beginning to fill with people. But the “public” listening session about the Atlantic Coast Pipeline wasn’t really public. And only select...
by Nelson Bailey | Feb 16, 2017 | Health & Safety, Politics of energy
The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) is available. It describes the land that the pipeline will go through, the unique aspects of that land and the community and how to protect those things if they build the pipeline....
by Nelson Bailey | Feb 16, 2017 | Health & Safety, Pipelines
The governor of North Dakota ordered protesters on Wednesday to evacuate a demonstration camp near the site of the Dakota Access Pipeline in the latest move to clear the area that has served as a base for opposition to the multibillion dollar project. Republican Doug...
