by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Nov 15, 2018 | Politics of energy, Regulatory Permit Process
Gov. Ralph Northam will replace two members of the State Air Pollution Control Board and at least one member of the State Water Control Board more than four months after their terms ended. Notably, the decision to replace the two members of the air board — Rebecca...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Nov 2, 2018 | Compressor Stations, Environmental Justice
A year ago this week, then-Gov. Terry McAuliffe took an important step in creating the state’s first Advisory Council on Environmental Justice. Heeding the principle that “protection of our natural resources applies equally to all individuals,” the council’s charge is...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Sep 7, 2018 | Compressor Stations, Environmental Justice, Politics of energy
It has been said that where you stand often depends on where you sit. Such is the case with the term “old plantation.” People who want to distort the cruel history of slavery in America use the term “old plantation” to conjure false and comforting (to some) memories...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Aug 29, 2018 | Environmental Justice, Health & Safety
The following press release is from the Global Justice Ecology Project, following today’s vote by Gov. Northam’s Advisory Council on Environmental Justice (ACEJ) to make its letter, calling for a moratorium on further construction of the fracked-gas Atlantic Coast...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jan 2, 2018 | Newsletter
What did the SWCB do? Rick Webb; Petition to Northam: Do the science! Petition Marine Resource Commission; Augusta & Cumberland storage yard permit hearings: Jan 4, 1:30 pm and Jan 8, 6:30 pm; “Waking up White” Book Study starts Jan 3, 6 pm; Film:...
