Month: December 2016

The Obama administration has been quietly rewriting the US Arctic policy

Card Business Insider – 11/9/16

Renewable Energy Will Do Just Fine In President Trump’s America

Card Forbes – 11/10/16

Bath County Landowners Demand Water Quality Assurances From ACP

Nearly 70 landowners in northern Bath County, VA have expressed deep concerns about the threat that the Atlantic Coast Pipeline presents to their water supplies. In an October 31 letter filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and sent

Industry Study Warned of Threats to Pipeline Integrity

A study issued in April 2016 by the INGAA Foundation, an arm of the natural gas transmission industry, stated that “land movement, particularly in variable, steep, and rugged terrain, can pose a threat to the integrity of a pipeline if

ABRA Welcomes 51st Member

Citizens of South Rockfish Valley is the newest member of the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance, our 51st member. In one of the new group’s recent actions, it sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in early October, signed by

Agency echoes local, forest service pipeline project worries

Card The Recorder – 11/03/16

Anti-pipeline group to hold property rights revival Sunday at RVCC

Card Nelson County Times – 11/2/16

Help Friends of Water Deliver Supplies to Standing Rock Camp

Card Crowdwise

Watchdogs fear Forest Service amendments could yield regional ‘pipeline alley’

Card Roanoke Times – 11/1/16

Zoecklein: More questions and answers about the pipeline (part 2)

Card Roanoke Times – 10/30/16

ABRA CONSERVATION HUB

ABRA’s Conservation Hub program promotes responsible resource management by providing access to critical information needed for effective public involvement in environmental review and oversight.

Following the defeat of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in 2020, ABRA initiated the Conservation Hub to support informed public engagement with the broader range of environmental issues confronting the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Mountain region. The Conservation Hub builds on the analysis and information sharing capacity achieved through ABRA’s Pipeline CSI project during the years of ACP opposition.

The Conservation Hub is based on the use of GIS mapping to provide details and context for land development projects and management practices that involve risk of environmental harm, as well as for environmental preservation and restoration initiatives. The Conservation Hub also provides access to regulatory documents and assessments related to specific projects or issues.

Multiple Conservation Hub sites, focused on individual projects or issues, have been developed collaboratively with ABRA’s partners and allies. Going forward, we invite conservation groups, individuals, and communities to provide ideas for new Hub sites and GIS mapping that can contribute to informed public engagement on behalf of environmental integrity in the Allegheny-Blue Ridge region.