County residents speak out against Rock Island Clean Line at public forum
“At a public forum on Monday, residents of La Salle County spoke out against a proposed power transmission line that would run through the county. The forum was at the Mendota High School gymnasium and…
Manson Bolves Informs Property Owners Affected by the Sabal Trail Transmission Pipeline Project
“Manson Bolves, Attorneys at Law, launched GasLineLandTake.com, a website that informs property owners who may be affected by the new Sabal Trail Transmission interstate pipeline project of their rights. Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC will be…
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…
Landowners urged not to accept first Ameren offer
“Ameren Transmission Co. of Illinois received approval from the Illinois Commerce Commission last month to build a 375-mile transmission line from the Mississippi River near Quincy to the Indiana border near Terre Haute. Sever Storey,…
Paul Bain: Help for owners facing land grab for natural gas pipeline
“Following a July 26 announcement by Florida Power & Light Co. to build two natural gas pipelines totaling 590 miles, hundreds of property owners may face the unwanted taking of their land. FPL’s pipeline will…
Chili farm, RG&E at odds over substation
“For more than a year and a half, Rochester Gas and Electric Corp. went through the regulatory steps to win rights and build a substation and power lines on a farm in a Rochester suburb….
Legislature OKs Amendment to ‘Buy the Farm’ Law
“In the waning hours of the 2013 legislative session Monday night, state lawmakers approved an amendment to Minnesota’s “Buy the Farm” law. The amendment was passed “with great bipartisan support,” 114-18, said Sen. Kevin Dahle,…
Braking for the gas: Xcel pipe project means slowdowns for Fort Collins motorists
“Fort Collins city officials appear to have diffused a potential legal battle over the path a new high-pressure natural gas pipeline will take through the city. The City Council has tentatively agreed to grant Xcel…
Wind energy plan tests power of farmers
“The first high voltage electric transmission line to dissect their crop and pasture land arrived in 1967, when Sunflower Electric paid Edwards County farmer Anthony J. Brake $1,413 for the privilege. The second line –…
US Dept. of Energy Misuses Eminent Domain Authority For Clean Line’s Private Land Grab
“But it hasn’t been smooth sailing for the feds. Congress has repeatedly declined to federalize transmission permitting and siting, preferring to leave authority with the states. But the feds and the utility lobbyists have found…