Month: May 2017

Landowners Express Concerns to Virginia State Water Control Board

Over two dozen affected landowners and others concerned about the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) and the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) provided commentary May 17 to the Virginia State Water Control Board on the dangers to state water quality posed by

Valley Center pipeline route variation no better

Card – The Recorder – 3/18/17

LEPC hears pipeline plans

Card – The Inter-Mountain – 5/18/17

McAuliffe: Virginia will regulate carbon emissions; ‘the threat of climate change is real’

Card – Richmond Times-Dispatch – 5/16/17

Dominion letter shows why staying neutral on pipeline project could help Northam

Card – The Washington Post – 5/16/17

Can Dominion’s Stranglehold on Virginia Politics Be Loosened?

Card – Blue Virginia – 5/14/17

Landowners Launch Call to Defund the Mountain Valley Pipeline as Movement Grows

Card – Oil Change International – 5/18/17

WV DEP chief Caperton refuses hearing on MVP pipeline appeal

Card – Charleston Gazette-Mail – 5/16/17

Trump triggers battle over energy nominees

Card – The Hill – 5/16/17

GOP Sen. Grassley questions DOE baseload review in letter to Perry

Card – Utility Dive – 5/18/17

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.