by Nelson Bailey | Oct 15, 2017 | Pipelines, Regulatory Permit Process
WAYNESBORO — Friday’s approval of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission generated predictable reactions from both those for and against the pipeline. FERC voted 2-1 to green light the 600-mile natural gas conduit, 55 miles of...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 12, 2017 | Pipelines, Politics of energy
PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC has requested authorization from the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to install a natural gas pipeline beneath the bed of 18 streams and/or rivers with drainage areas greater than 5 square...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 11, 2017 | Pipelines, Politics of energy
Giles County’s board of supervisors continues to oppose the Mountain Valley Pipeline, but the county also wants to know what its costs might be for tapping the natural gas pipeline if the project moves forward. County Administrator Chris McKlarney said in an email...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 11, 2017 | For Landowners, Pipelines, Politics of energy
The Roanoke County supervisors want more time for residents to respond to a report outlining potential environmental effects of the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline. The board passed a resolution Tuesday asking the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to push...
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 | Pipelines, Politics of energy, Spiritual Ecology
The Dakota Access oil pipeline faces new uncertainty after the Army Corps of Engineers said Friday that a court-ordered environmental review won’t be completed this year and will extend through next spring. “The Corps’ original estimate that its...
