Some lawmakers and Nebraska landowners are pushing for regulations and penalties to put an end to pipeline official bullying. Many say pipeline officials pushed eminent domain on landowners before the route had even received federal and state approval, which should be considered a crime in the eyes of many. Currently, there are no pipeline laws to stop such practice in the state. According to David Domina, many people were told they'd be taken to court if they didn't sign the TransCanada easement to allow the pipeline to run through their property. Without state and federal pipeline approval, pipeline officials could have taken no such action, so their litigious statements were a false representation. Domina Law Group is representing 45 of these landowners who have been threatened with eminent domain before pipeline approval. .
Listed below are various articles and videos discussing TransCanada and Nebraska pipeline laws:
- CTV News: Pressure Builds in Nebraska Over TransCanada Pipeline- 11/1/11
- Watch video here
- Bloomberg Businessweek: Nebraska Lawmakers Commence Battle to Re-Route Keystone Pipeline- 11/1/11
- Fuel Fix: Neb. Pipeline Session Begins without Specific Plan- 11/1/11
- Omaha World Herald: Pipeline Session is New Territory- 11/1/11
- Lincoln Journal Star: Special Session Poses Precarious Legal Challenge- 10/31/11
- The New York Times: Nebraska Seeks a Say on the Route of a Pipeline- 10/30/11
- Omaha World Herald: Pipeline Session Looks to Montana- 10/30/11
- Read Domina and Jorde "Green Paper" on Legal and Constitutional Issues Regarding Routing of Pipelines in Nebraska Here