Group expresses concern over Keystone
“New concerns over the Keystone XL oil pipeline are prompting leaders of the Nebraska Easement Action Team, or NEAT, to send a letter to President Obama, Secretary of State Kerry and the Unicameral. The letter…
Explosion creates momentum for pipeline bill
“State lawmakers said Thursday’s pipeline explosion could be a tipping point for legislation that would stop a developer from using eminent domain to build a new pipeline in Kentucky. The explosion happened early Thursday morning…
Montana farmers, ranchers continue fight against pipeline
“In spring 2009, representatives from TransCanada started visiting Darrell Garoutte on his cattle ranch in McCone County, Montana. The Canadian corporation wanted to build the Keystone XL pipeline across his land and its representatives did…
Pipeline bill headed to Senate
“Mississippi is losing millions of dollars because access to a network of carbon dioxide-carrying pipelines is closed. That’s the claim made by advocates of a bill in the Mississippi Senate, which if passed, would require…
TransCanada Asks Texas Supreme Court to Skip Keystone Review
“Crawford is one of a handful of Texas farmers fighting TransCanada’s use of eminent domain under various legal theories, which has sparked a statewide debate over property rights. None of the challengers has prevailed so…
Eminent Domain and Corporate Need
“Last week I linked to this article detailing how the relative lack of pipelines in Ohio is preventing fracking from taking off as the extraction industry would like. This means pipelines have moved front and…
It’s Not Nice to Backhand the Supremes
“On Jan. 8, the court told TransCanada it would indeed have to answer, an indication that the court is considering hearing Crawford’s appeal on the merits. In response, the company sent Crawford a single day’s…
Texas Supreme Court Favors Landowner Over TransCanada in Eminent Domain Case
“The Texas Supreme Court ruled in favor of landowner Julia Trigg Crawford, ordering TransCanada to submit information by Feb. 6 as the justices weigh arguments to hear the case regarding eminent domain abuse. Texas’s highest…
Riverkeeper can pursue Act 13 challenge
“An environmental group can pursue a legal challenge to eminent domain provisions in the state natural gas drilling impact fee law, thanks to a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling. The highest court drew widespread attention…
Standing room-only crowd seeks answers about Bluegrass Pipeline
“The builders of the controversial Bluegrass Pipeline said they could not commit to avoiding eminent domain to build the line, although they reiterated that they didn’t plan to condemn properties for their use. The statement…