The ET Rover Pipeline through Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania suffers yet another environmental accident.
I have documented past problems with the construction of the ET Rover pipeline. Last week, yet...more
Recently, the Michigan Pipeline Safety Advisory Board adopted a resolution seeking temporary closure of the Line 5 pipeline. A majority of the board members abstained from the vote, potentially for political reasons, but...more
210,000 gallons of crude oil leaked from Keystone Pipeline in South Dakota threatens groundwater in the area while a pipeline explosion in OrionTownship left a huge crater.
In order to evaluate the impact of a new...more
Enbridge agrees to replace a portion of the line and the State is evaluating additional remedies.
The Enbridge Line 5 pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac has engendered a great deal of controversy....more
Consumers Power has filed multiple lawsuits using eminent domain.
I previously wrote Consumers Energy to Reconstruct Line 2800 Pipeline, a 24" Natural Gas Pipeline describing a new pipeline being constructed by Consumers....more
DTE has announced plans to convert coal plants into a new natural gas plant, potentially requiring eminent domain.
This Free Press article describes a new natural gas plant plan for St. Clair County. DTE intends for this...more
Catholic nuns who oppose Pennsylvania natural gas pipe line on religious grounds are pursuing legal proceedings to avoid eminent domain.
The nuns, who are part of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ leadership team, “have...more
ET Rover’s pipeline construction activities in Ohio for the same pipeline that is being built in Lenawee and Washtenaw Counties in Michigan result in multiple environmental and other violations, leaving some to believe that...more
During the course of constructing its new pipeline, ET Rover suffered two spills releasing 2 million gallons of drilling fluid into wetlands in Ohio.
The landscape of America is crisscrossed by millions of linear feet of...more
Consumers will replace and partially reroute its pipeline in Saginaw, Genesee, and Oakland Counties.
Consumers Energy is joining the pipeline party. In the last year, I have represented property owners in pipeline...more
Rover has initiated one mass filing against all property owners in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan.
Rover Pipeline has been acquiring property rights in Washtenaw and Lenawee Counties....more
Democrat John Dingle and Republican David Trott had introduced legislation mandating federal study on the safety on the Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline and requiring its closure if the study determines it is not safe.
There is...more
In return for dropping a necessity challenge, Wolverine Pipeline agreed to substantially modified easement and paid the attorney fees incurred in pursuing the challenge.
As I have previously noted, greater flexibility...more
In light of successful lobbying relating to the Dakota Access Pipeline, activists may now focus on closing or rerouting the aging Line 5 pipeline connecting the Upper and Lower Peninsulas.
There has been a tremendous...more
A pipeline explosion in Shelby, Alabama killing one worker and sending five to the hospital.
While there may be thousands of miles of pipelines throughout the country, accidents involving them are unfortunately too...more
A natural gas pipeline in New Mexico exploded, killing 10 people and leaving 86’ x 46’ x 20’ crater.
Natural gas pipelines are dangerous. There are a litany of incidents demonstrating this danger, most recently in New...more
The standards contained in the Uniform Condemnation Procedures Act allow greater flexibility to trial judges when evaluating the necessity of a pipeline taking than other takings.
Since initially writing this post, as a...more
Early intervention by property owner counsel can sometimes result in convincing condemning authorities to alter either their project or the rights sought to prevent catastrophic consequences to the owner and massive just...more
Wolverine appears to be staging the filing of lawsuits to secure rights from larger, commercial properties in Washtenaw County before implementing processes against residential properties in Wayne and Washtenaw...more
DTE acts quickly and reasonably to settle Milford bypass case.
Since I previously wondered whether DTE was engaging in chicanery by providing a construction document that identified the proposed location of the easement...more
Wolverine Pipe Line Company received the administrative approval that is a prerequisite to it acquiring necessary property rights and constructing its project. On June 17, 2015, Wolverine Pipe Line Company filed anApplication...more
Has DTE withheld distribution of complete easements, including the exhibit containing the legal description of the encumbered property, in an attempt to hide the true impacts of the easements from homeowners? Last night, I...more