Month: February 2017

Public Comment Sessions for ACP Scheduled

A series of ten public comment sessions have been scheduled by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) beginning in mid-February to provide opportunities for interested parties to offer verbal comments on their views about the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)

Endangered bee may sting pipeline plan

Card – The Recorder – 1/26/17

Pipeline project awaits critical state decision

Card – The Recorder – 1/26/17

Duke-Dominion Withheld Gas Pipeline Data, Groups Charge – News Release from NC WARN

Card – NCWARN – 1/24/17

Environmentalists Decry Preliminary Approval of Pipeline

Card – WMRA – 1/24/17

Folks in the Valley react to President Trump’s approval of pipelines

Card – WHSV3 – 1/25/17

Atlantic Coast Pipeline collaborators ‘encouraged’ by Trump’s energy infrastructure push

Card – Charlotte Business Journal – 1/26/17

Local landowners join forces to stop pipeline

Card http://www.roanoke-chowannewsherald.com/2017/01/26/local-landowners-join-forces-to-stop-pipeline/

FERC action disappointing

Card – News Leader – 1/22/17

New presidential orders could hinder fights against Mountain Valley Pipeline and others

Card – WDBJ7 News – 1/24/17

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.