by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jan 11, 2020 | Compressor Stations, Regulatory Permit Process
On January 7, 2020, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the air permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s Buckingham compressor station located in Virginia’s historic, predominantly African-American Union Hill community. The air permit was granted last...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Oct 29, 2019 | Compressor Stations, Events, Regulatory Permit Process
Chilling after a hopeful morning in court at Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s [CBF] Richmond headquarters, a few doors down from the Fourth Circuit Court, Tuesday, October 29, 2019. Jon Mueller of CBF, David Neal & Greg Buppert of Southern Environmental Law...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Sep 13, 2019 | Environmental Justice, Events
On September 7, a town hall was convened in Buckingham County. An invitation was sent out to our elected representatives. Over 120 people attended this event. See 6 minute video below and on the home page “Union Hill Residents…” The town hall was...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Aug 24, 2019 | Events
You are invited to join Friends of Buckingham and the Union Hill community, along with allies across Virginia and to support communities leading the fight to protect our health, environment, and future against reckless corporate polluters for a special event and...
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...
