by Nelson Bailey | Oct 21, 2017 | Health & Safety, Politics of energy
Yesterday marked a big legal victory for New York’s environment. The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals has denied Constitution Pipeline’s motion for a rehearing, upholding the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation denial of a Clean Water Act Section 401...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 20, 2017 | Pipelines, Politics of energy
U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine used the phrase “very suspicious circumstances” Monday to describe how a federal agency announced it had approved two deeply controversial natural gas pipelines that will burrow through different regions of Virginia. Kaine, a Democrat who was in...
by Nelson Bailey | Oct 13, 2017 | Politics of energy
DOMINION RULES A quick history of Dominion Energy, the SCC, and your electric rates. THE SERIES During the past two decades, Dominion Energy has emerged as one of the most influential political forces in Virginia. Last month, in a decision that could allow the...
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 12, 2017 | Health & Safety, Politics of energy
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ7) A deal between Montgomery County and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality surrounding the Mountain Valley Pipeline has been called off, for now. The deal, which was unanimously agreed to on September 11, would have allowed...
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...
