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Ridge Graham
A graduate of Appalachian State University with a B.S. in ecology and evolutionary biology, Ridge served as our AmeriCorps Outreach Associate from 2015-17 and is now on staff as the Field Coordinator for our North Carolina program.
Monday, September 26th, 2022 | Posted by Ridge Graham | No Comments
It's a critical moment in the movement against the Mountain Valley Pipeline and the effort to stop the polluter giveaway in Congress. Here are four ways to act. [
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Wednesday, February 16th, 2022 | Posted by Ridge Graham | 1 Comment
Prospects for the future of the Mountain Valley Pipeline are grim for the company and its investors after recent decisions by judges at the federal leval and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. [
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Thursday, October 21st, 2021 | Posted by Ridge Graham | No Comments
Due to all of the feedback and pressure that we and many concerned citizens gave the United States Army Corps of Engineers, they have opened a second comment period for Mountain Valley Pipeline's 404 permit application. [
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Wednesday, August 18th, 2021 | Posted by Ridge Graham | 1 Comment
Catch up on updates about the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline and its Southgate extension with upcoming events, regulatory developments and the latest news about construction of these projects and the communities fighting back. [
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Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020 | Posted by Ridge Graham | No Comments
More than 43,000 people agree — regulators need to reject MVP's request for a deadline extension. [
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Thursday, August 13th, 2020 | Posted by Ridge Graham | No Comments
North Carolina's Department of Environmental Quality denied a water quality permit for the Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate extension on the grounds that the MVP mainline is not yet completed. [
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Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 | Posted by Ridge Graham | No Comments
Try as they might, Dominion Energy and Duke Energy have never been able to justify the tremendous environmental and social costs of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline — nor the project’s economic burden on customers. As they meet with shareholders this week, they should abandon ship on this boondoggle. [
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Friday, November 22nd, 2019 | Posted by Ridge Graham | No Comments
North Carolinians are turning out strong to stand for environmental justice and water quality and to stop unneeded fracked-gas projects. [
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Wednesday, April 10th, 2019 | Posted by Ridge Graham | No Comments
On April 1, North Carolina announced its decision to require Duke Energy to fully excavate the six remaining coal ash sites across the state — a big victory in the year's long fight against the energy utility's negligence. [
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Monday, February 11th, 2019 | Posted by Ridge Graham | No Comments
The Dan River coal ash spill sparked a flurry of coal ash cleanup legislation, public hearings, community meetings and more across North Carolina. But where does coal ash stand in the state now? [
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Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018 | Posted by Ridge Graham | 1 Comment
The former vice president joined with the Poor People's Campaign and others on a two-day tour to highlight the link between environmental injustice and poverty. [
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Friday, June 22nd, 2018 | Posted by Ridge Graham | No Comments
The developers behind the Mountain Valley Pipeline will host meetings on June 25-28 to get local feedback in some of the communities the 72-mile proposed MVP Southgate extension would traverse. [
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