Appel: No eminent domain for pipeline
“Democratic candidate for Congress Staci Appel says she is opposed to the use of eminent domain to construct a pipeline that would carry North Dakota crude oil across 17 Iowa counties en route to Illinois….
Oil companies say they hope to avoid using eminent domain on Nikiski land
“The oil companies and the state say they hope to avoid using the power of eminent domain to acquire land in Nikiski for what could be a $20 billion gas liquefaction plant on 400 to…
Eminent domain and closed-door decisions
“Kinder Morgan’s Northeast Energy Directive includes a plan to build a new 36-inch high-pressure natural-gas pipeline across 45 Massachusetts towns. This company will be applying to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for a license…
Call for eminent domain reform
“Recently, a Denton County couple was awarded $873,824 in their case against Crosstex Energy in a gas pipeline easement condemnation suit. The company had originally offered Terry and Ossie Button $44,955, according to a press…
Maine Candidates for Governor Spar Over Natural Gas Pipeline
“Republican Gov. Paul LePage is defending his support of legislation that could make it easier for private businesses to use eminent domain to seize property for natural gas pipeline expansion. The governor says the legislation…
Utilities have too much power
“Berry, of Blacksburg, is a retired real estate agent. She has degrees in biology and zoology from Virginia Tech. In July, people in Floyd County were contacted by surveyors seeking to enter their properties to…
Keystone East: Not as Reasonable as Reason Thinks
“The Keystone XL pipeline is something no libertarian can support if consistency with free market principles matters. But that doesn’t stop a lot of right-leaning self-proclaimed libertarians from instinctively defending it — after all, anything…
Hopewell Valley residents pour out questions, concerns during meeting with pipeline company
“Area residents questioned PennEast pipeline officials on the environment, safety and eminent domain during a special township committee meeting Tuesday night. For more than three hours, residents of Hopewell Township, Hopewell Borough and Pennington brought…
Eminent Domain Debate Goes To The Railroad Commission
“Last year at a farm in outside of Beaumont, Dick O’Keefe sat at the kitchen table and talked about how a pipeline had come to his land. The company had claimed eminent domain powers. O’Keefe…
It’s time for real eminent domain reform
“Many Texans may remember me, the former mayor of the small town of DISH in the Barnett Shale, for bringing attention to the health and environmental impacts of fracking a few years ago. But those…