by Nelson Bailey | Aug 11, 2017 | Events, Press Releases
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality is reviewing “401 water quality certifications” for both the Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast pipelines. Citizens can both speak at a hearing and send in written comments. The purpose of the hearings is to obtain...
by Nelson Bailey | Aug 10, 2017 | Pipelines
I think it is reasonable to expect household plumbing to leak. Now add to that a 42-inch, high-pressure, toxic, fracked-gas, 600-mile pipeline with shutoff valves every 20 miles and one Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration inspector for every 5,000...
by Nelson Bailey | Aug 10, 2017 | Press Releases
Editor: On July 6, The Herald published “Walk celebrates the land,” covering the story of a handful of Virginians who walked more than 140 miles to cover part of the path that the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) would take through Virginia. The event, entitled...
by Nelson Bailey | Aug 10, 2017 | Press Releases
On June 19th, 2017 we answered Bold Appalachia’s call to defund the pipeline infrastructure which threatens not just Virginia, but the nation as a whole, by asking Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney to Divest from the City’s primary commercial bank, Wells Fargo....
by Nelson Bailey | Aug 10, 2017 | Press Releases
One of the state’s most influential corporations and 35 banks hope to make money from the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Business and labor groups have lined up behind it, as has Virginia’s governor, but opponents say it’s not a done deal. They plan to fight the...
