by Nelson Bailey | Apr 5, 2017 | Pipelines, Politics of energy
In a letter submitted Tuesday to the federal agency reviewing the project, 16 legislators from affected states asked for approval of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline, highlighting potential economic and other benefits for their residents. According to the...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Mar 21, 2017 | Regulatory Permit Process
Urgent Action Needed!!!! March 31, 2017 is the deadline for requesting the Department of Environmental Quality [DEQ] to hold a public hearing on this issue. Please read the Kayanite Public Notice, posted in Farmville Herald here: Kyanite Public Notice 3.2017 KMC is...
by Nelson Bailey | Mar 21, 2017 | Compressor Stations, Pipelines
An environmental organization is challenging in court the Buckingham County Board of Supervisors’ January decision to grant a special-use permit for a compressor station for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. The Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League, based in North...
by Nelson Bailey | Mar 20, 2017 | Climate Change, Health & Safety, Regulatory Permit Process
Feb. 20, 2017 – Long before Trump spokeswoman Kellyanne Conway took the phrase ‘alternative facts’ mainstream, a rogue federal agency with authority to ram giant gas pipelines through people’s property against their will has for years pioneered the Trumpian version of...
by Nelson Bailey | Mar 16, 2017 | Environmental Justice, Health & Safety
From the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League: GROUPS SUE COUNTY TO BLOCK COMPRESSOR STATION Today the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League announced that it, together with its local chapter Concern for the New Generation, has filed a lawsuit opposing the...