Once completed, the 303-mile Mountain Valley pipeline will transport natural gas from northwestern West Virginia to southern Virginia.

Land Owners Sue Feds Over ‘Land Grab’ For Private Gas Pipeline

In the lawsuit, the property owners claim the federal government is using eminent domain powers to benefit private profit-seeking parties.

by Brandi Buchman

Texas Residents Brace For Border Wall Eminent Domain Battles

As the Trump administration sets its sights on building a barrier on the country’s southern border, a group of Texas attorneys aims to help border residents ensure they are properly compensated for whatever land the government seizes.

Texas Residents Brace For Border Wall Eminent Domain Battles

A group of Texas attorneys launched a campaign Wednesday to help ensure that property owners on the state’s southern border are properly compensated should the Trump administration seize their lands for a border wall. The Texas Civil Rights Project says it will focus its efforts on lower-income residents who don’t have the skills or knowledge

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Iowans Make U-Turn Against Trump In Dakota Access Pipeline Fight

Besides suing to prevent the pipeline from deteriorating their land, Iowa farmers are challenging eminent domain law at-large to protect all lands from for-profit seizure.

Iowans Make U-Turn Against Trump In Dakota Access Pipeline Fight

Iowans who voted for Donald Trump will soon be fighting against him, as anti-establishment Iowans come to see his “true colors” on property rights, climate change and native sovereignty, environmentalist Ed Fallon, who has been leading the fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline in Iowa, told teleSUR. Trump’s Cabinet appointments so far

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A Western Wrinkle On Eminent Domain

The county government, alarmed that the couple drives their ATV up an old mining road to the cabin, wants to take the Barrie’s land — and it’s doing so by claiming eminent domain.

A Western Wrinkle On Eminent Domain

BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. (AP) — The view from the deck of the small, century-old cabin was a dream come true for Andy and Ceil Barrie -- a sweeping panorama of 13,000 and 14,000-foot peaks towering above the forest of centuries-old bristlecone pines. It convinced the couple to buy a 3-bedroom home in a subdivision below, where they could live

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Texas Farmer Fights Foreign Corporation, Keystone XL Pipeline To Save Her Land

After TransCanada used eminent domain to seize her property, Julia Crawford sees the Texas Supreme Court as her last resort to save her land.

Texas Farmer Fights Foreign Corporation, Keystone XL Pipeline To Save Her Land

Since 2008 Julia Trigg Crawford has been fighting to keep her 650-acre farm in Direct, Texas, from being transformed into another portion of the TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline. TransCanada

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Katie Rucke is a MintPress staff writer and investigative report specializing in the war on drugs, criminal justice, marijuana legislation, education and watchdog investigations as well as whistle-blowers. Her investigations related to the coverage of the 2010 Toyota recall scandal, and coverage of the trials of Anonymous hacker and proclaimed activist Jeremy Hammond as well as Bradley Manning have received international acclaim. Rucke has been recommended by the Wikileaks organization as a trusted journalist in 2013. Rucke has also written pieces for Yahoo! and various community magazines. Follow Katie on Twitter: @katierucke

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New Plan To Bail Out Underwater Mortgages Has Banks Panicked

A bold proposal from a California mayor could force lenders to the negotiating table across the country.

New Plan To Bail Out Underwater Mortgages Has Banks Panicked

Earlier this month, Mayor Gayle McLaughlin of Richmond, Calif., along with a band of activists and homeowners, arrived at downtown San Francisco with a singular purpose: to convince the CEO of Wells Fargo to drop a lawsuit against the city of Richmond.

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Frederick Reese is lead staff writer for Mint Press specializing in race, poverty, congressional oversight and technology. An award winning data journalist and creative writer for over 15 years, Frederick has written about and worked for social advocacy projects and personal awareness efforts. Frederick is a jack-of-all-trades, with work experience as a teacher, a pastry chef and a story writer. Frederick has publication credits with Yahoo!, B. Couleur, and more. A native New Yorker, Frederick graduated from Colgate University in 1999 and Johnson & Wales University in 2003. Frederick started his journalistic career writing for his university’s newspaper, “The Colgate Maroon-News,” before starting and heading his own magazine, “The Idealist.” Most recently, Frederick received a data journalism award from the International Center for Journalists for his minimum wage coverage for MintPress. Follow Frederick on Twitter: @frederickreese

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