by Nelson Bailey | May 2, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Politics of energy
Enbridge’s plan for an expanded, relocated tar sands pipeline is getting help from high places. Late last year, Canada’s prime minister, noted internet bae and progressive cabinet-appointer Justin Trudeau, approved two new tar sands oil pipelines. Not only did the...
by Nelson Bailey | May 2, 2017 | Health & Safety, Politics of energy
May 2, 2017 COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new rule that would rein in methane pollution from natural gas and oil wells on public lands in Ohio and other states is facing an uncertain fate. The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Methane and Waste Reduction Rule was finalized...
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 25, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Politics of energy
March 26, 2017 In May of 2016 the Wayne Land and Mineral Group (WLMG) filed suit in federal court challenging the authority of the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) to regulate natural gas drilling in the Delaware River Basin (DRB). DCS responded with an Amicus...
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 16, 2017 | Pipelines, Politics of energy
Despite concerns that the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline could threaten the primary source of drinking water for the Standing Rock Sioux, a federal judge ruled that the pipeline’s developer can keep some information about spill risks secret from the public. The...
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 13, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Politics of energy
April 12, 2017 NEW YORK – Environmentalists are celebrating Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s decision to block construction of a 99-mile pipeline through western New York. The 24-inch Northern Access Pipeline would carry natural gas from Pennsylvania to Canada....
by Nelson Bailey | Apr 11, 2017 | Environmental Justice, Politics of energy
Pipeline protesters set to hold rally to tour potentially impacted areas NELSON COUNTY ((WSLS 10/ WVIR) – The Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League will hold more rallies today, opposing the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley Pipelines. On Sunday, people in Nelson...
