by Kaveri Helsley | Jan 26, 2017 | Environmental Justice, Regulatory Permit Process
As an Atlantic Coast Pipeline project opponent, I must point out some critically shoddy work in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Atlantic Coast Pipeline Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) analysis. In a Farmville Herald article, titled “FERC:...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jan 12, 2017 | Compressor Stations
JORDAN MILES | HERALD Pipeline opponent Annie Lou Parr gave an emotional testimony to the board of supervisors Thursday, urging them to deny the needed permit to construct the compressor station. County supervisors in Buckingham approved a special use permit for a...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 15, 2016 | Compressor Stations, Health & Safety
If it is built, those living near a proposed 53,515 horsepower natural gas fired compressor station in Buckingham County would be forced to endure air and noise pollution, according to a new 19-page technical report titled “Pollution Report: Unfair, Illegal and...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 13, 2016 | Compressor Stations, Fossil Fuels, Pipelines
A public hearing is set for Thursday, Jan. 5, at 6 p.m. for members of the Buckingham County Board of Supervisors to hear public comment on a requested special use permit for a 53,515 horsepower natural gas-fired compressor station as part of the proposed Atlantic...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 12, 2016 | Compressor Stations, Natural Gas
BUCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) – Supervisors in Buckingham County are considering Dominion’s request to build a compressor station for its proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Opponents fear it will destroy the environment. Dominion needs a special use permit...
