ACP Archives
The Friends of Buckingham have worked for more than seven years to protect our lands from the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Our efforts were successful!
An archive of what went into this remarkable environmental accomplishment follows.
Pipelines & Compressor Stations
The fight against the ACP
Other Environmental Issues
Climate change and more
Environmental Justice
Courts and regulatory agencies managing environmental issues
Media Center
Videos of our hearings and celebrations
Pipelines & Compressor Stations
Front Group paid by Dominion releases shady poll showing support for Dominion’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline
The Consumer Energy Alliance, a front group for oil and gas interests and utilities including Dominion Energy Inc, has released a poll which it claims shows support for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, a gas pipeline co-owned by Dominion. The poll claims to show that a...
FERC Denies Requests To Halt Kinder Morgan’s Pipeline Expansion
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has denied several requests to halt Kinder Morgan’s Connecticut Pipeline Expansion Project in Massachusetts’ Otis State Forest. FERC says the requests made by Massachusetts Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, Congressman...
DEQ acknowledges error, clarifies approach to review of pipelines
Virginia's Department of Environmental Quality admitted Wednesday that it provided inaccurate information nearly seven weeks ago about how it plans to handle review of potential water quality impacts of two deeply controversial natural gas transmission pipelines. The...
What VA Lawmakers Could Do to Stop Dominion’s Proposed Pipelines Dead in their Tracks
A common refrain among Virginian legislators is that there is nothing they can do to stop Dominion’s proposed Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley pipelines (ACP and MVP, respectively). As they tell it, “The pipelines are a matter for FERC," and that's the end of the...
Virginia DEQ denies backpedaling on pipeline water-crossing reviews
When the state Department of Environmental Quality announced in April that it would require individual water-quality certifications for the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline projects, environmental groups applauded what they thought would be an...
Leaks found on Dakota Access pipeline system
BISMARCK, N.D. -- The Dakota Access pipeline system leaked more than 100 gallons of oil in North Dakota in two separate incidents in March - the second and third known leaks discovered as crews prepared the disputed $3.8 billion pipeline for operation. Two barrels, or...
Mountain Valley Pipeline survey case reaches Roanoke courtroom
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ7) Representatives of the Mountain Valley Pipeline and landowners who oppose the controversial project met Friday in a Roanoke courtroom. The pipeline company was asking for an injunction that would allow surveying to resume on properties where crews...
Stormwater overflow from Rover pipeline construction affecting farms
The Rover pipeline is in trouble again, this time for storm water overflows on farm fields along its construction route. In a statement released Friday, Rover Pipeline officials responded to complaints from Ohio farmers regarding overflows that the company said are...
A once all-powerful corporation is suddenly politically toxic in Virginia
Mike Tidwell is director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network. LaDelle McWhorter is chairperson of Virginia Organizing. More than 60 candidates for the Virginia House of Delegates have rejected campaign contributions from fossil-fuel giant Dominion Energy. Two...
Atlantic Coast Pipeline is far from a done deal
Dominion Resources wants the public to think the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline is a done deal. So, in a classic “fake news” move, company execs held a tele-press conference yesterday where they basically said as much. They say they have obtained most of the land,...
Other Environmental Issues
No Results Found
The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.
Environmental Justice
No Results Found
The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.