Laurens Co. seeks to block eminent domain for Upstate pipeline construction
“Laurens County Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to urge government regulators and representatives to deny a private company the right to use eminent domain to acquire easements for the construction of a natural-gas pipeline. Landowners…
Bell seeks transparency in eminent domain
“If Dominion gets the permit needed to build a $5 billion natural gas pipeline, Virginia citizens should have access to the information the company gathers when it takes private land through forced sales, a local…
Taking on Dominion
“Let the record show Del. Dickie Bell, R-Staunton, is taking on Dominion Transmissions. We are not sure this has ever happened before in Virginia’s General Assembly. Bell has introduced House Bill 1696, which makes any…