by Bob Day | Mar 6, 2026 | Health & Safety, News
The Louisa County Board of Supervisors (BoS) unanimously approved a motion to oppose the Joshua Falls-Yeat Electric Transmission Line Project — a 115-mile 765-kilovolt (kV) transmission line that is planned to cut through 20 miles in Louisa County — and present a...
by Karuna | Mar 3, 2026 | Health & Safety, Industrial Solar, News
The next Riverstone Solar town hall is tomorrow, Wednesday, March 4th, 5 pm–7pm at the Arvonia Fireman’s Building. This is the fourth quarterly meeting. Developer representatives will be present. Construction is currently on hold, and representatives have said it is...
by Karuna | Feb 26, 2026 | Climate Change, Conservation, Economic Impacts, Fossil Fuels, Health & Safety, News, Regulatory Permit Process
We in Friends of Buckingham are grateful to our friends at the Piedmont Environmental Council for allowing us to share their insights into the dire costs this will bear for all of us across the Virginia Commonwealth. Coming: $1 billion, 115-mile Transmission Line Dear...
by Karuna | Aug 19, 2025 | Health & Safety, News
The Friends of Buckingham support CCLA as it remains strongly opposed to the Green Ridge landfill being built in Cumberland County. We are opposed due to environmental, well and groundwater contamination, property value, and traffic issues. Here is their statement:...
by Karuna | Jul 28, 2025 | Health & Safety, News, Pollution - Other Sources
Dear Cumberland County Supervisors, Friends of Buckingham strongly urges you to deny the request to construct the Green Ridge Landfill in Cumberland County. While the proposed site is within your borders, the impacts will stretch far beyond affecting the environment,...
by Karuna | Jun 6, 2025 | Health & Safety, Latest News, News
The Buckingham County Comprehensive Plan is Buckingham County’s land use and development projection for the next five years has already been approved it by County Administration. It charts out the next five years of land use and economic development. Since Friends of...
