The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), on behalf of Friends of Buckingham, challenged on February 8 the Virginia Air Pollution Control Board’s decision to approve Dominion’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline Buckingham County compressor station. Joining SELC in the lawsuit, filed with the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals,
West Virginia Legislature Considers Bill To “Condemn” ACP Opponents
A resolution condemning the “assaults on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline” from citizen groups has been introduced in the West Virginia House of Delegates. House Resolution 11, introduced February 6 and just made public this week, is co-sponsored by 49-members of the 100-member House,
Virginia Water Board Calls Special March 1 Meeting on MVP Permit
The Virginia State Water Control Board will convene a special meeting on Friday, March 1 in Richmond to discuss how it should proceed to implement its decision of December 13, 2018 to consider the revocation of the Section 401 certification it granted to the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) in December 2017.
Forest Service Joins Dominion in Challenging Fourth Circuit Decision
The U.S. Forest Service (NFS) filed on February 11 a petition for review of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in December vacating the NFS permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to cross the Appalachian National Scenic Trail.
Al Gore and Rev. Barber to Visit Buckingham Feb. 19
Former Vice President Al Gore and Rev. William Barber will visit Buckingham County, VA on Tuesday, February 19 for a “Moral Call for Ecological Justice,” to be held from 6-8 pm at the Buckingham Middle School. The event is open to the public.
Gas cost bill passes House, but dies in committee
- – The Recorder – 2/14/19
Time for Dominion to cut its losses on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
- – News Leader – 2/12/19
FAYETTEVILLE OBSERVER: Natural-gas pipeline gets a needed second look
- – Fayetteville Observer Editorial Board – 2/11/19
Dominion Energy pledges 50 percent cut in methane by 2030, but pipeline opponents unswayed
Board to discuss revocation of Mountain Valley Pipeline permit at March 1 meeting
- – The Roanoke Times – 2/14/19