Posts Tagged Water Quality
Reigning in Pipeline Developers is Proving Difficult in Richmond
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on February 25, 2020
Democratic Delegate Chris Hurst of the New River Valley (Credit: Virginia General Assembly)
Lawmakers are considering a bill that would double fines for water-quality violations of companies that build natural gas pipelines. Michael Pope reports other measures to increase oversight have been set aside, though.
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