Judge OKs eminent domain for pipeline
“The proposed Constitution Pipeline project has taken a major advance forward, with a federal judge granting it eminent domain rights to easements on properties whose owners had been resisting right-of-way agreements. Pipeline construction is now…
Meet the Voters on Opposite Sides of the Keystone XL Pipeline Debate
“While President Barack Obama’s veto on Tuesday of a bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline marks yet another chapter in the politics of the controversial energy project, a legal fight continues to stop TransCanada…
Railroad commission approves new pipeline rules
“The Texas Railroad Commission formally approved new rules modifying what pipeline operators must do to become common carriers and possibly get the power to condemn land for their projects. The new T-4 pipeline form approved…
Even Pickaxes Couldn’t Stop The Nation’s First Oil Pipeline
“One-hundred-fifty years ago, a man named Samuel Van Syckel built the nation’s first commercial oil pipeline in the rugged terrain of northwestern Pennsylvania. His pipeline transformed how oil is transported — and it would change…
EDITORIAL: Pilgrim Pipeline too much of a risk
“No one, it seems, wants the proposed Pilgrim Pipeline running through New Jersey. Except, of course, for the businesses that stand to benefit from the pipeline. And they have every intention of ramming the project…
Property Owners Brace For Constitution Pipeline Eminent Domain
“With the sugaring season ahead, the Holleran family should be installing sap-gathering lines on the mature maple trees growing on their property on Three Lakes Road. They’re not going to bother this year. They don’t…
Keystone XL: Lawsuit halts TransCanada land acquisitions
“A Nebraska judge has halted condemnation of private land for the Keystone XL pipeline, while new legal challenges to the project make their way through the courts. Nearly 70 landowners sought the temporary injunction Thursday…
A Forest’s Family Roots Stand in a Pipeline’s Path
“With snowshoes strapped to his feet and a fedora atop his head, Dev Kernan tramped deep into the snowy woods and finally stopped to admire a majestic red oak. “Now there’s a beauty,” he said….
Saugerties holds off on anti-pipeline resolution
“The Town Board got an earful from opponents of a proposed oil pipeline, but decided against passing a resolution to oppose the project until it receives more information. Sue Rosenberg of Citizens Against Pilgrim Pipeline…
It’s time to reign in eminent domain
“Eminent Domain, in the simplest of terms, allows governments to take private land and use it for public good. I have introduced HB 1696 as a way to provide greater transparency and oversight when private…