Opponents of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline: “Nobody is saying what’s happening to the little people”

Opponents of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline: “Nobody is saying what’s happening to the little people” By Lisa Sorg This is the first of a two-part story about the potential impacts of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline on people and the environment. The second story, dealing with the envi...

House OKs amendment to limit government power to take private land

House OKs amendment to limit government power to take private land  By Matthew Burns RALEIGH, N.C. — For the fourth time in seven years, the House has overwhelmingly approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would limit the power of state and local governments to condemn private land. Aft...

Chuck Lollar discussing the dangers of negotiating easements without consulting with an experienced attorney

Pipeline easement agreements stir questions, strong feelings  By Duncan Adams Mountain Valley Pipeline’s controversial quest to bury a 42-inch diameter natural gas pipeline through the region requires the company to acquire easements across private property — a process that itself rouses strong r...

Pipeline company granted access to survey 29 Nelson properties

Pipeline company granted access to survey 29 Nelson properties  By Emily Brown LOVINGSTON — More than a year after lawsuits were filed, a judge on Monday ruled Atlantic Coast Pipeline LLC will be allowed to survey land belonging to 29 Nelson County landowners without their permission. After hours...

NCDOT moves forward on OBX bridge as solution to washed out roads

NCDOT moves forward on OBX bridge as solution to washed out roads By Ken Watling RODANTHE, N.C. (WNCT) – Plans are moving forward to build a new bridge along the Outer Banks, vital to making the area more accessible for residents and visitors. The North Carolina Department of Transportation award...

This proposed pipeline would cut right through the Appalachian Trail

This proposed pipeline would cut right through the Appalachian Trail By Hilary Hanson Environmental groups are voicing opposition to a proposed natural gas pipeline that would cut across the Appalachian Trail in Virginia and require clearing a previously protected corridor of forest. The Mountain...

Eminent Domain was a hot topic at the most recent Republican debate

Using Art to try and stop Pipelines? Sounds good to us!

Landowners Put Hope in Art Project to Combat Pipeline

Ron Enders: Bringing eminent domain abuse back to Virginia

THIRTY-THREE members of the Virginia General Assembly from Hampton Roads have petitioned Virginia’s U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner….

In Surveying lawsuit, judge rules in favor of landowners

Yesterday we got the great news that Judge Garrett ruled in favor of our argument that the”Notices” filed in ACP’s Petitions for Entry were legally insufficient as they failed to give proper notice to Landowners, something we have been saying from the get go. This is no doubt an...