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A New “Interstate of Power” Is Coming — And the Land Will Pay the Price

by Karuna | Feb 22, 2026 | Conservation, Eminant Domain, News, Politics of energy

A massive new high-voltage transmission line is being planned across the heart of Central Virginia, and the scale of what’s proposed should concern every resident and landowner — especially in Buckingham County and neighboring communities. Valley Link — a joint...

Communities Face Mounting Harms from Mountain Valley Pipeline

by Karuna | Jan 15, 2026 | Latest News, Pipelines

One of the initiatives we all agreed to pursue after defeating the ACP was to continue supporting our friends and neighbors who are still up against the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Jessica Simms a long time advocate and essential helper to FOB has written a blog that...

Appeal Cumberland County’s Green Ridge Landfill Due Aug 27c

by Karuna | Aug 19, 2025 | Health & Safety, News

The Friends of Buckingham support CCLA as it remains strongly opposed to the Green Ridge landfill being built in Cumberland County. We are opposed due to environmental, well and groundwater contamination, property value, and traffic issues. Here is their statement:...

Urgent Request to Deny Green Ridge Landfill

by Karuna | Jul 28, 2025 | Health & Safety, News, Pollution - Other Sources

Dear Cumberland County Supervisors, Friends of Buckingham strongly urges you to deny the request to construct the Green Ridge Landfill in Cumberland County. While the proposed site is within your borders, the impacts will stretch far beyond affecting the environment,...

Celebrating Five Years Since Atlantic Coast Pipeline Cancellation

by Karuna | Jul 5, 2025 | Latest News, News, Pipelines

On July 5, 2020, community opposition led Dominion Energy and Duke Energy to announce that they were canceling plans to build the 600-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline. West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina residents united across state lines to put an end to this...
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