Pipeline developer turns on pressure
“Days after federal regulators approved plans for a $750 million pipeline to carry hydrofracked natural gas from Pennsylvania into New York, many reluctant landowners along the 124-mile route got letters from developers threatening to seize…
Vt. Gas pledges to halt eminent domain use (for now)
“After receiving a request from Gov. Shumlin to do so, Vermont Gas Systems says it will hold off on filing eminent domain proceedings against landowners along the Phase I route of its pipeline. known as…
Unlikely allies join to fight pipeline project
“If politics creates strange allies, so do pipelines: Think farmers and landowners shoulder to shoulder with left-leaning university students, environmentalists and ministers. “There are issues that transcend political parties and transcend the left-right continuum ……
Shumlin Backs Landowners Asking Vermont Gas To Halt Eminent Domain Cases
“In response to pressure from landowners and Gov. Peter Shumlin, Vermont Gas Systems has agreed to temporarily stop pursuing legal action to secure rights-of-way along the route of the company’s Addison County pipeline. The move…
Constitution Pipeline receives federal approval, eminent domain power
“The Constitution Pipeline received approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to build a 124-mile natural gas pipeline from Pennsylvania through New York’s Delaware, Schoharie, Broome and Chenango counties on Tuesday, Dec. 2. FERC’s…
Conestoga Township readies ordinance against pipeline
“Several municipalities have passed resolutions against the proposed pipeline and Conestoga Township in Lancaster County is poised to take it a step further. It’s a township known for a large piece of equipment used in…
Neighbors United continues to fight Ameren
“Neighbors United is the locally formed grassroots organization that is opposing Ameren’s Mark Twain Transmission Project. When the group first formed in mid-August, fewer then 20 people were in attendance at meetings to learn more…
Energy necessary, but at what and whose cost?
“Many talk of Dominion’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline, and we should debate its necessity in meeting our energy needs. Some, however, would falsely claim, “Without the utilization of eminent domain such projects would never be realized…
PSE&G Denies Right-of-Way to Pilgrim Pipeline; Hands Setback to Oil Pipeline Construction
“Pilgrim Pipeline was denied access to PSE&G right of way by the PSE&G Corporate Lands Division and now senior leadership has upheld that decision. Pilgrim had asked the public utility for use of their easements…
Vermont Gas Systems welcomes opportunity to open dialogue with concerned landowners group
“Vermont Gas Systems (VGS) today announced that it will open a direct dialogue with a group of landowners who have raised concerns about the proposed extension of Vermont’s natural gas infrastructure into Addison County and…