Passing gas: Will seized private land clear way for natural gas pipeline?
“Vermonters might face that scenario if the state’s largest private energy company can get approval for its new natural gas pipeline. Vermont Gas Systems put forth a proposed extension of the Addison Rutland Natural Gas…
Bluegrass Pipeline acquired 40% of land needed for project
“Opponents are getting vocal over a proposed natural gas liquids pipeline that is expected to run through 13 Kentucky counties. The Bluegrass Pipeline says it has already acquired 40 percent of the land needed to…
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…
Bluegrass Pipeline draws eminent domain fears; public meeting scheduled
“Williams has reached deals with some landowners in nine out of 13 Kentucky counties where the proposed pipeline would run, company officials have said. They haven’t publicly announced how many landowners have signed the easement…
Read this before signing easement
“Landowners contacted by Bluegrass Pipeline Partners LLC or the Williams Company about selling an easement across their property for the construction of a 24-inch pressurized natural gas liquids pipeline have questions about whether granting an…
Road projects, eminent domain and oil and gas operations
“Drive around Ohio and you can see road projects wherever you go. The government is widening roads, expanding roads and making new roads. Such projects almost always involve in part the government’s power of eminent…
Pitchfork Ranch, The Nature Conservancy sued for access
“A Texas company is suing the historic Pitchfork Ranch under the state’s eminent domain law to gain access to oil and gas leases 17 miles west of Meeteetse. Principle Petroleum Partners of Texas is seeking…
Gas utility seeks land in Lafayette, Litchfield townships
“About 100 residents in Lafayette and Litchfield townships have received letters in the last week from Columbia Gas Transmission seeking to store natural gas beneath their property. Columbia owns and operates 11 gas storage fields…
Attorney Says There’s No Precedent for Eminent Domain for Bluegrass Pipeline
“Officials from a company that wants to build a natural gas liquids pipeline across Kentucky have been holding public meetings in several counties along the proposed route. One lawyer says he doesn’t see examples of…
Eminent domain threats persist in Ohio
“The ATEX will be buried below the ground in western Pennsylvania and cross 265 miles of Ohio on its way to its destination: ethylene manufacturing plants near Houston. The pipeline will run through 26 miles…