Hundreds of demonstrators marched from Brown’s Island to the Executive Mansion on Saturday in protest of proposed pipeline projects and to call on Gov. Terry McAuliffe to support renewable energy.
The group gathered for a rally on the James River before starting its “March to the Mansion.”
Protesters also said they want an end to coal ash disposal plans that they said pose a threat to rivers and drinking water.
McAuliffe’s office has defended the administration’s record on pushing for cleaner energy sources.
Heidi Cochran, a Nelson County landowner who has opposed the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, said in a statement that “our constitutional rights to our private property and our rights to a clean and safe environment for our children’s future are being threatened by the fossil fuel industry.
“It is time for our governor to become informed and live up to his promises to protect Virginians and our environment from the impacts of climate change,” she said.
Posted: Saturday, July 23, 2016 10:25 pm
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