Atlantic Coast Pipeline canceled after years of delays, accusations of environmental injustice
Posted on AllSides July 7th, 2020
From The Left
Ella Rose had returned home from church on Sunday, ready to settle in for the afternoon, when her phone rang. It was a friend, Chad Oba, delivering unexpected news: The Atlantic Coast Pipeline, the proposed multibillion-dollar project that had consumed their lives for the past six years, was no more.
It was officially canceled.
"My reaction was 'hallelujah,'" Rose, 76, recalled Monday. "I was so elated that I started praising God."
After protracted legal conflicts and a wave of delays, the two energy companies partnering on the project, Dominion Energy...