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Struck Gold in Virginia: StoryMap by International League of Conservation Photographers

by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Apr 16, 2023 | Gold Mining

After a lengthy battle against a national pipeline, residents of Central Virginia face a new ecological threat – gold mining. Photography by Karen Kasmauski; Written by Dori Rathmell Published April 13, 2023 Check out this well informed, beautifully photographed...

The Farmville Herald continues steady coverage of the gold mining issues

by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Oct 20, 2022 | Gold Mining

Friends of Buckingham (FOB), in partnership with the Virginia Community Rights Network (VACRN) have lead a steady drive to keep a spotlight on the gold mining issue, by encouraging Buckingham residents to submit letters to the editor (LTE). Many of the LTEs have been...

Farmville Herald: County can avoid gold mining, officials say!!!

by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Oct 1, 2022 | Gold Mining, Regulatory Permit Process

Wow! Buckingham Board of Supervisors can do the right thing and protect the county from industrial gold mining! #Ourpointexactly  So sayeth Joe Lerch, the director of local government policy for the Virginia Association of Counties at the meeting of the State Agency...

Community advocacy group applauds House of Delegates for passing gold mining legislation, calls for Senate to do the same 

by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Feb 5, 2021 | Gold Mining

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 5, 2021 Buckingham, VA – Friends of Buckingham, a community advocacy group known for its work to protect Buckingham County and the community of Union Hill from the now-canceled Atlantic Coast pipeline, applauds the passing of...

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