ACP Archives
The Friends of Buckingham have worked for more than seven years to protect our lands from the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Our efforts were successful!
An archive of what went into this remarkable environmental accomplishment follows.
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Pipelines & Compressor Stations
Supervisors approve memorandum for gas tap
With no discussion, supervisors in Buckingham County unanimously adopted a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Monday that would allow the county access and control of 200 acres along a proposed lateral line off of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP). Last...
Pipeline Explosion Kills 10 Campers in N.M.
Federal, state and local authorities are investigating the cause of Saturday’s natural gas pipeline explosion that killed five adults and five children and left two other people in critical condition in southeast New Mexico. The victims, members of two extended...
ACP approval sought
Firms leading the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) project have asked the members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) — the body that could give the project the green light — to “issue an order approving the ACP certificate in September so that...
Disruption of U.S. Senate hearing includes a 25-year veteran of FERC
Three activists with Beyond Extreme Energy disrupted Thursday’s Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on the nominations of the final two members to join Trump’s FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Committee). One of the arrestees was a 25-year veteran of...
W.Va. environmental agency to reconsider water quality permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline
The Mountain Valley Pipeline suffered a setback this week when the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection announced plans to reevaluate its March decision to issue the controversial project a key water quality certification. On Thursday, Scott Mandirola,...
As protests loom, Atlantic Coast Pipeline partners push for federal approval
Developers of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline want federal regulators to approve the project this month, now that the commission in charge of the decision has enough members to vote on the project. Executives with Dominion Energy, Duke Energy and Southern Company...
Weigh in on Dominion’s Long-Term Energy Plans!
The State Corporation Commission is reviewing Dominion’s plan for Virginia’s energy future -- known as the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) -- and they are seeking input from Virginians like you, until September 18th. If Dominion has its way, we'll have an outdated...
Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) crisis
"Every societal or cultural issue influences human dynamics — psychology — and vice versa. The proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) crisis is no exception, but the psychological impact of the MVP has not been given much attention. Yes, it is a crisis and it’s...
Buckingham: We the People Invites you to Democracy School January 19, 20 2018
Buckingham: We the People We are committed to preserving a sustainable environment through defending our right to clean air, water, and land. We recognize our dependence on nature and respect our need to live in harmony with the natural world. “If you take no other...
Lawmaker calls on DEP to release info on wells impacted by pipeline
West Chester >> State Sen. Andy Dinniman, D-19, said he was forced to file a right-to-know request to obtain a list of private groundwater wells located near the path of Sunoco Pipeline’s Mariner East 2 pipeline project in Chester County. “While I find it...
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