by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | May 20, 2021 | Environmental Justice, FERC communications, Press Releases
Our very own Montina!!! Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Richard Glick today announced the appointment of Montina Cole to serve as Senior Counsel for Environmental Justice and Equity, effective June 1, 2021. Cole, a seasoned executive and attorney...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jan 3, 2021 | Gold Mining, Regulatory Permit Process
Public Hearing on Monday, January 11 at 6 pm. Please submit comments before noon, the day of meeting, or they will not be delivered. Talking points and resources follow these instructions. Please direct comments to the Public Hearing on January 11 on commercial...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jan 2, 2021 | Gold Mining, Regulatory Permit Process
Please join us to learn about the threat of modern gold mining in Buckingham, the gold-pyrite belt in Virginia and beyond. Find out how this affects you, your drinking water and how you can take action to stop this assault on our inalienable rights to clean water,...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Dec 30, 2020 | Pipelines, Regulatory Permit Process
Mountain Valley Pipeline faces political, regulatory changes in 2021 The history of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, from the time it was first proposed to its projected completion, will soon span the terms of three U.S. presidents. So what impact will the incoming...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Dec 7, 2020 | Gold Mining, Pollution - Other Sources, Regulatory Permit Process, Video & Audio
This post has excellent coverage by 2 videos and Planning Commission report. A short video on the Colorado campaign to ban gold mining. And Mining 101 by Earthworks. Alexa Massey, for the Farmville Herald continues to do excellent reporting, making sense out of...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Oct 20, 2020 | Gold Mining, Pollution - Other Sources, Regulatory Permit Process
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline is dead. So what’s next for Buckingham County? Gold, apparently. This month, plans by a Canadian gold mining company to extract the valuable commodity from thousands of acres of land in Buckingham surfaced, setting off a wave of alarm in a...
