by Nelson Bailey | Jun 3, 2017 | Pipelines, Press Releases
CHESAPEAKE CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 2, 2017 CONTACT: Stephanie Weber, Virginia Director, Chesapeake Climate Action Network; stephanie@chesapeakeclimate.org; 757-871-8639 Denise Robbins, Communications Director, Chesapeake Climate Action...
by Nelson Bailey | May 31, 2017 | Pipelines, Press Releases
Dominion targeting low-income communities with pipeline Twenty-four of the 25 counties that the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) would impact are below the median income level for their state. These low income counties will suffer further if the pipeline is constructed,...
by Nelson Bailey | May 29, 2017 | Environmental Justice, Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Re-release May 29, 2017 CONTACTS: Jamshid Bakhtiari, Chesapeake Climate Action Network; jamshid@chesapeakeclimate.org, (757) 386-8107 Denise Robbins, Chesapeake Climate Action Network; denise@chesapeakeclimate.org, (608) 620-8819 Virginia...
by Nelson Bailey | May 27, 2017 | Environmental Justice, Pipelines
Sunoco Logistics’ use of eminent domain to take private land to build its Mariner East 2 pipeline came into question again on Thursday when a Philadelphia court ruled that an environmental group can argue that the practice is unconstitutional. Judge Linda Carpenter of...
by Nelson Bailey | May 21, 2017 | For Landowners, Pipelines
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ7) Representatives of the Mountain Valley Pipeline and landowners who oppose the controversial project met Friday in a Roanoke courtroom. The pipeline company was asking for an injunction that would allow surveying to resume on properties where crews...