by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Nov 15, 2018 | Environmental Justice, Politics of energy
I’ve lived in the Blue Ridge Mountains for most of my life, often taking for granted the hiking trails, swimming holes, trout streams, and breathtaking beauty. Growing up, I never paused to consider the fragility of our forest ecosystem. I also didn’t know much about...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Nov 15, 2018 | Fossil Fuels, Politics of energy, Regulatory Permit Process
Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC is proposing the approximately 600-mile unidirectional, open access Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) to transport Marcellus-Utica shale gas from West Virginia, through Virginia, and ending in North Carolina. Four energy corporations –...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Nov 12, 2018 | Compressor Stations, Politics of energy, Regulatory Permit Process
The Transco Pipeline cuts through the forests of Buckingham County and crosses Route 56 in the foreground. The Atlantic Coast Pipeline will pass through Buckingham and connect to this pipeline, and a compressor station will be built at the intersection. Timothy...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Nov 10, 2018 | Compressor Stations, Regulatory Permit Process
The State Air Pollution Control Board heard public comments all day Thursday November 8 at the Convention Center, Richmond on the proposed Buckingham compressor station. Friday morning the DEQ presented, and then Dominion presented, with air board members asking...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Nov 9, 2018 | Compressor Stations, Environmental Justice, Politics of energy
Dominion Energy is offering $5.1 million for a package of improvements — including expanded emergency services and a new community center — for a predominantly African-American community next to the site of a natural gas compressor station Dominion is proposing in...
