by Nelson Bailey | Nov 26, 2017 | Conservation, Health & Safety, Politics of energy
In “Atlantic Coast Pipeline Builder set to seize property” (Nov. 17), it says “the Atlantic Coast Pipeline has undisputed legal authority to use private land for the project,” giving the impression that because eminent domain is being used this project is necessary...
by Nelson Bailey | Nov 22, 2017 | Endangered Species, Pipelines
State law enforcement officials told legislators Thursday that they’re expecting “outside agitators” to come to North Carolina in the coming months to protest the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. The comments came during a presentation about the N.C....
by Nelson Bailey | Nov 16, 2017 | Endangered Species, Environmental Justice, Fossil Fuels
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe won a significant victory today in its fight to protect the Tribe’s drinking water and ancestral lands from the Dakota Access pipeline. A federal judge ruled that the federal permits authorizing the pipeline to cross the Missouri River...
by Nelson Bailey | Nov 13, 2017 | Endangered Species, Environmental Justice, Politics of energy
Industry is intensifying its campaign against landowners and environmentalists. The electric utility sector’s top lobbying group is teaming up with fossil fuel trade associations as part of an effort to intensify the industry’s campaign against citizen and...
by Nelson Bailey | Nov 11, 2017 | Endangered Species, Health & Safety
RECENTLY the federal government issued a decision to push ahead a dangerous project that would directly harm my city’s water supply. As the mayor of the city of Staunton, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s split-decision approval of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline...
by Nelson Bailey | Sep 13, 2017 | Endangered Species, Regulatory Permit Process
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia environmental regulators say they are rescinding approval for building the Mountain Valley Pipeline, which would carry natural gas down the center of West Virginia for 195 miles. In a letter Thursday, the Department of...