At What Cost? Chapel Hill’s plan to house residents on coal ash dump
Concerned community members in partnership with ACT Against Coal Ash, Chapel Hill Organization for Clean Energy (CHOCE), Friends of Bolin Creek, the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League (BREDL) and Climate…
SC woman concerned over new gas pipeline in front of home, officials say it’s legal (WPDE.com)
A woman living in Atlantic Beach reached out to ABC15 with concerns after she said a gas pipeline was installed in front of her home — without notice.
Kathy Andrews said the home she’s lived in for nearly two decades on 32nd Avenue in Atlantic Beach was disrupted a couple of weeks ago.
Andrews said she walked out of her door to see Dominion Energy workers digging a hole in her front yard; something she said she never gave permission or received a notice for.
BREDL Requests that FERC officially acknowledge Green Hollow Drive as a contributing resource inside the Bent Mountain Orchard Rural Historic District
FERC’s claim that Green Hollow Drive (incorrectly called “Green Hollow Road” in the Order) is not a contributing resource in the Bent Mountain Orchard Rural Historic District contradicts the findings of The Evaluation Committee of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
FERC’s failure to acknowledge the status of Green Hollow Drive as a contributing resource in the Bent Mountain Orchard Rural Historic District is of special concern because Green Hollow Drive has been designated and used as a pipeline access road for the MVP, resulting in alteration of its historic appearance through extensive re-grading and application of gravel.
BREDL expresses our concern in a letter to NC DEQ Secretary Biser regarding the Chemours Total Organic Fluorine (TOF) method report
Transferring a pollutant from one medium to another is a virtual shell game
Jun. 06, 2022: The Chemours facility has caused massive pollution in the Cape Fear region and the pollution is ongoing. Thousands of people have been impacted.
The League Line: Summer 2022
- BREDL sending representative to Germany for peace delegation by Jenn Galler
- Director’s Report: Citizens’ responsibility when it comes to pollution by Kathy Andrews
- EPA takes action on PFAS by Therese Vick
- Disenfranchisement and its impact on environmental justice by Jason Torian
- Solar panels in parking lots by Ann Rogers
- BREDL welcomes Jan Haagensen as Development Director
Citizens Urged to Attend the People’s Hearing at Hannah Pamplico High (prnewswire.com)
A public forum will be held at Hannah Pamplico High School, 2055 S Pamplico Highway, on Saturday, May 21 at 1pm to discuss the proposed Dominion Energy pipeline.
Environmentalists say the pipeline will cause harm to residents’ health and to wildlife in an area with an abundance of natural beauty and historical value.
The League Line: Spring 2022
- Georgia state House of Representatives honor Renee Cail with the 2022 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award
- Rev. Charles Utley spoke as part of U.S. Department of State’s Leadership Program
- Director’s Report: Fundraising during tough times by Kathy Andrews
- Environmental Injustices persist in Chapel Hill by Jason Torian
- BREDL seeks revamping of water quality standards for Mountain Valley Pipeline by Ann Rogers
- Sharon Ponton retires from BREDL
- BREDL welcomes Jason Torian as community organizer
BREDL Welcomes Jason Torian As Community Organizer
Jason Torian has joined Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League as our newest community organizer. Jason will be working closely with our Chapel Hill chapter, as well as assisting various other chapters within BREDL’s footprint.