More condemnations ahead for Valley’s high-speed rail route
“California may be picking up the pace on getting land it needs to build the state’s first stretch of high-speed rail in the Valley. The state’s Public Works Board, meeting next week in Sacramento, will…
Pipeline developer turns on pressure
“Days after federal regulators approved plans for a $750 million pipeline to carry hydrofracked natural gas from Pennsylvania into New York, many reluctant landowners along the 124-mile route got letters from developers threatening to seize…
Lower Saucon Council agrees to more research before opposing pipeline
“The Lower Saucon Township Council Wednesday passed a motion to do further research and fact-finding before it passes a formal resolution opposing the construction of the new PennEast natural gas pipeline scheduled to run through…
Judge to NJ: You can’t just take Margate land for dunes
“The beach town of Margate and its Philadelphia law team has scored a victory in federal court against Gov. Christie’s plan to build one big dune along the state’s coast. U.S. District Judge Renee Marie…
Vt. Gas pledges to halt eminent domain use (for now)
“After receiving a request from Gov. Shumlin to do so, Vermont Gas Systems says it will hold off on filing eminent domain proceedings against landowners along the Phase I route of its pipeline. known as…
Texas energy regulators adopt rule to beef up gas, oil pipeline-permit requirements
“Texas regulators this week adopted a rule that will boost requirements for pipeline developers seeking to obtain a coveted classification for their pipelines that would allow them to seek authority to condemn surface land under…
Unlikely allies join to fight pipeline project
“If politics creates strange allies, so do pipelines: Think farmers and landowners shoulder to shoulder with left-leaning university students, environmentalists and ministers. “There are issues that transcend political parties and transcend the left-right continuum ……
Edgartown considers purchase of Main Street mini-park
“The Edgartown Community Preservation Committee scheduled a hearing for Thursday, December 4, to review proposals for projects funded by the Community Preservation Act, including a $2.1 million plan to gain control of Alfred and Marjory…
In Hartford Eminent Domain Case, Property Owner Wants More Money
“The real estate investor who owns land the city wants to take for its $350 million baseball stadium development project said the city’s $1.9 million offer is “wholly inadequate.” In documents filed in Hartford Superior…
Shumlin Backs Landowners Asking Vermont Gas To Halt Eminent Domain Cases
“In response to pressure from landowners and Gov. Peter Shumlin, Vermont Gas Systems has agreed to temporarily stop pursuing legal action to secure rights-of-way along the route of the company’s Addison County pipeline. The move…