Month: March 2019

Investment Community Beginning to Question Viability of ACP and MVP

Over the past week over 100 news articles regarding increasing questions in the financial community about the viability of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), as well as the Mountain Valley Pipeline, have come to ABRA’s attention. Typical of the comments

4th Circuit decision prompts Wall Street concern over pipeline

Card – Richmond Times-Dispatch – 3/4/19

Citizen oversight of Virginia’s environmental regulations increasingly looks like a farce

Card – Virginia Mercury – 3/5/19

Trump Again Seeks Deep Cuts in Renewable Energy Funding

Card – Bloomberg – 3/7/19

Atlantic Coast Pipeline construction unlikely to recommence prior to September

Card – My Buckhannon – 3/5/19

Student Reporters in West Virginia Find Atlantic Coast Pipeline Offers Only Two Dozen Permanent Jobs

Card – DeSmog – 3/1/19

Pipeline progress thwarted

Card – Rocky Mount Telegram – 3/1/19

Organic farmers say known carcinogen found in pellets dropped in MVP construction

Card – WVVA – 3/6/19

VA state board lets pipeline permit stand, despite violations

Card – Bay Journal – 3/4/19

The Fight For The Atlantic Coast & Mountain Valley Pipelines

Card – Forbes – 3/7/19

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.