by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jul 8, 2019 | Fossil Fuels, Solar
Yogaville leaders hope their investments in solar power send a message about opposing the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Elizabeth McGowan July 8, 2019 Elizabeth McGowan / Energy News Network Jeeva Abbate, right, tells John Laury about the solar system that powers...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Feb 20, 2019 | Environmental Justice, Events
Former vice president Al Gore and the Rev. William Barber II, left, talk with local resident Ella Rose in front of her home in Union Hill, Va. (Steve Helber/AP) BUCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. — The little front porch seemed like a pulpit as the Rev. William Barber II outlined...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Feb 19, 2019 | Environmental Justice, Events, Politics of energy
Black History Month is a time of remembrance – to remember and celebrate African American achievements and culture, but also to remember those parts of our nation’s history that we sometimes might like to forget. “Those who cannot remember the past,” as George...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Feb 16, 2019 | Environmental Justice, Press Releases
In a surprisingly bold statement released to the press, Buckingham County Dems say that “Gov. Northam can cease the environmental racism and great injustice that is being besieged upon Buckingham County’s Union Hill Community.” Buckingham County...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Feb 8, 2019 | Environmental Justice, Regulatory Permit Process
In a press release on February 8, 2019, the Southern Environmental Law Center announced their challenge of the Air Pollution Control Board on behalf of the Union Hill Community. The press release states: Today the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of its...
