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Union Hill, Buckingham County, Virginia

Coordinates: 37°32′17″N 78°19′45″W / 37.53806°N 78.32917°W / 37.53806; -78.32917
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37°32′17″N 78°19′45″W / 37.53806°N 78.32917°W / 37.53806; -78.32917

Union Hill is an unincorporated community in Buckingham County, Virginia, that was founded by freed slaves after the American Civil War.[1][2][3]

On January 7, 2020, the US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a permit for a fracked gas pipeline air compressor station in Union Hill to serve the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, on the grounds that concerns about impacts on the historic African American community had not been adequately addressed per the Virginia Environmental Justice Act.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ Beitsch, Rebecca (January 7, 2020). "Atlantic Coast Pipeline loses permit battle with historically black community". The Hill. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  2. ^ Ortiz, Erik (December 7, 2018). "How money stokes divide of historic black community in Virginia pipeline battle". NBC News. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "Court Tosses Permit for Atlantic Coast Pipeline Station". The New York Times. Associated Press. January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "Virginia Environmental Justice Act". Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  5. ^ Schneider, Gregory S. (January 8, 2019). "Virginia regulators approve permit for pipeline compressor station". Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  6. ^ Schneider, Gregory S. (January 7, 2020). "Federal court revokes gas project permit in win for historic African American community". Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-01-07.