by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jan 2, 2019 | Compressor Stations, Health & Safety, Regulatory Permit Process
Lies are best told when there is no paper trail. And no Freedom of Information Act. Somebody should explain that to David Paylor, the deeply unpopular Director of Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality. And someone should tell Dr. Ralph Northam that children’s...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jan 2, 2019 | Compressor Stations, Pipelines, Politics of energy
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline – Living on Borrowed Time?January 2, 2019 Forgive the imagery (and the irony), but the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) is increasingly looking like an old automobile in need of a valve job – it is leaking serious oil, suffers by comparison to...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Dec 31, 2018 | Compressor Stations, Environmental Justice
This is what Environmental inJustice looks like. Read both reports. Lakshmi Fjord, PhD lays out the history of attack, omissions, falsifications surrounding the siting of the proposed ACP Buckingham compressor station [BCS] by local, state, federal agencies and...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Dec 30, 2018 | Compressor Stations, Politics of energy, Regulatory Permit Process
Richard Walker, an Atlantic Coast Pipeline opponent, raises his hands as he and other pipeline opponents turn their backs on a Dec. 19 meeting of a Virginia air pollution panel, which delayed a vote on a key permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. (Steve Helber/AP)...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Dec 26, 2018 | Compressor Stations, Events, Regulatory Permit Process
Dominion and DEQ have introduced new material to be considered in the Air Permit decision process. Consequently, DEQ has opened another Public Comment period for us to review and respond to the new material by Jan 4, 2019. AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD (APCB) PUBLIC...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Dec 17, 2018 | Compressor Stations, Press Releases, Regulatory Permit Process
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 17, 2018 Environmental justice, climate leaders across U.S. sign letter to Va. regulators against ACP compressor station in Union Hill Residents of Union Hill and their allies have garnered more...