by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Dec 9, 2018 | Environmental Justice, Events, Regulatory Permit Process
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Chad Oba huddled on a narrow median strip, bundled against the falling snow. Passing cars honked at the sign she was holding, and behind her a crowd of fellow protesters chanted outside the local office of Dominion Energy as police stood watch. For...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Dec 9, 2018 | Compressor Stations, Regulatory Permit Process
On November 16, 2018 the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Dominion Energy compiled a demographic and income profile for the area of Union Hill in Buckingham County, VA. The report came after the Virginia Air Pollution Board delayed an important vote on the air pollution...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Dec 9, 2018 | Compressor Stations, Regulatory Permit Process
In this Thursday, Nov. 6, 2018 photo, Richard Walker, an Atlantic Coast Pipeline opponent, poses at a community center in Richmond, Va. Walker says his great-grandfather bought a 25 acre homestead in Union Hill, the site of a proposed compressor station, for $15 in...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Dec 9, 2018 | Politics of energy, Regulatory Permit Process
MONTEREY — Following a court order today, Dec. 7, Dominion filed notice with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that it is suspending construction along the entirety of the 600-mile route of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline, except as needed for safety and...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Dec 8, 2018 | Fossil Fuels, Newsletter, Politics of energy
Thursday has arrived and it’s time for our weekly news dump. We heard we might get some snow this weekend to here’s something to keep you warm (or hot under the collar) until next week! Fourth Circuit is Asked to Stay ACP’s Fish and Wildlife Permit A motion to stay...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Dec 7, 2018 | Compressor Stations, Environmental Justice, Regulatory Permit Process
Neighbors and families are pitted against one another over a natural gas pipeline project in Union Hill. In the end, who stands to lose? ‘Dominion thought they can just come in and we’d all roll over,’ said Ruby Laury, a cattle farmer with her...
