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Opinion ‘Environmental Justice Is Not Merely a Box to Be Checked’

by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jan 23, 2020 | Environmental Justice, Regulatory Permit Process

When concerns about a pipeline were dismissed by regulators, a rural black enclave went to court — and won. New York Times Opinion Jan. 23, 2020  By Jeff Gleason, the executive director of the Southern Environmental Law Center. How we treat the story and future of...

Amicus Briefs Filed in Support of Buckingham Suit

by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jun 17, 2019 | Compressor Stations, Environmental Justice

Friends of Buckingham, et al. v. State Air Pollution Control Board, et al., is a case pending in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit involving the potential harms facing Union Hill, an African American community in Buckingham County, from the...

Come eat cake with us (again)! Protect our clean air from harm letter writing party

by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Dec 26, 2018 | Compressor Stations, Events, Regulatory Permit Process

Dominion and DEQ have introduced new material to be considered in the Air Permit decision process. Consequently, DEQ has opened another Public Comment period for us to review and respond to the new material by Jan 4, 2019. AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD (APCB) PUBLIC...

Press Release: Media conference call with community leaders and opponents of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline

by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Sep 6, 2018 | Press Releases, Regulatory Permit Process

MEDIA ADVISORY Atlantic Coast Pipeline Media Conference Call Global Justice Ecology Project With Friends of Buckingham and Virginia Environmental Justice Collaborative WHAT- Media conference call with community leaders and opponents of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline,...

Air Permit Comment Writing Parties August 29, September 4

by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Aug 15, 2018 | Events, Regulatory Permit Process

Come join us for help in writing your personalized comments about the air permit for the proposed Buckingham compressor station. The comment period ends Tuesday, September 11 with the public hearing which will be at the Buckingham Middle School. Yogaville will host...

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