Flipping the script on eminent domain
“But she may lose all 125 of the trees. Holleran says energy infrastructure company Williams wants to dig out the small maple grove to make room for the proposed pipeline. The 124-mile underground line would…
Sunoco Pipeline is leaving a trail of litigation
“In October, Kevin Clancy received a puzzling visit from a representative of Sunoco Pipeline L.P. at his house on Marydell Drive in East Goshen. The representative, who worked for an engineering firm hired by Sunoco,…
ILLINOIS REGULATORS OK EMINENT DOMAIN FOR PIPELINE
“llinois regulators say Enbridge Pipelines can use eminent domain to build a 167-mile pipeline in Central Illinois. The Bloomington bureau of Lee Enterprise Newspapers reports the Illinois Commerce Commission cleared the way for the company…
Enbridge gets OK to pursue eminent domain for pipeline
“The Illinois Commerce Commission has ruled Enbridge Pipelines can pursue eminent domain to get the remaining right-of-way it needs for a planned 167-mile pipeline from Flanagan to Patoka. Enbridge wants to begin construction on the…
HEARTLAND STANDS UP TO KEYSTONE
“The fight against the Keystone pipeline is focused this week on a bunch of farmers in Nebraska whose lawsuit thus far has won a round in state court, delayed a decision by President Barack Obama…
Court ruling postponed in Sunoco Pipeline case
“The exit of an attorney representing Sunoco Pipeline in a complicated legal battle in Washington County Court has stalled a ruling as to whether the company can impose eminent domain power for easements to construct…
Our View: No eminent domain for Sunoco
“he Environmental Rights Amendment to the Pennsylvania constitution guarantees, among other things, “preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment.” Citing those guarantees, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court earlier this year told…
From Bundy To The Keystone XL: Where’s The Property Rights Outrage Here?
“Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy has become something of a folk hero among the anti-government, pro-property rights crowd, thanks to his recent standoff with the federal Bureau of Land Management. Some landowners in the path of…
BLUEGRASS PIPELINE BUILDERS HALTING PROJECT
“Franklin County opponents of the proposed Bluegrass Pipeline are calling the company’s decision to halt the project a victory — but said the larger war against such pipelines isn’t over yet. Williams and Boardwalk Pipeline…
Cliven Bundy And The Real Victimized Ranchers
“The conservative media figures who lionized racist Nevada cattle rancher Cliven Bundy made a feeble attempt at saving face by claiming this entire saga was never about Bundy, it was always about “land grabs” that…