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Month: October 2019

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West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Board Tours ACP Route

ABRA conducted an in depth briefing and tour of sites along the Atlantic Coast Pipeline route for Board members of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy (WVHC). The October 19 tour occurred in western Pocahontas County and adjoining Randolph County, West

Daniel Shaffer October 25, 2019 Pipeline Updates Read more

New Study Highlights Negative Water Quality Impacts of Pipeline Projects

A new study commissioned by Trout Unlimited concludes that the impact on water quality of several natural gas pipeline projects in the Appalachian region is profound, even when care is taken to minimize impacts.  Pipeline Impacts to Water Quality, prepared

Daniel Shaffer October 25, 2019 Pipeline Updates Read more

Fish and Wildlife Service Receive Input on Drafting New ACP Permit

A more thorough and less rushed process in developing a new biological opinion and taking statement for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline has been advocated to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) in separate comments submitted to the agency by

Daniel Shaffer October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 Pipeline Updates Read more

Status of Legal Challenges to ACP Available on ABRA Website

An updated review of the status of major legal challenges to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline is now available on the ABRA website homepage (upper left corner). To access the new document, click here.  Of note is the scheduled oral arguments

Daniel Shaffer October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 Pipeline Updates Read more

Who is ABRA? West Virginia Highlands Conservancy

This is another in a series of profiles of the member groups of the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance. West Virginia Highlands Conservancy The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy (WVHC), one of West Virginia’s oldest environmental organizations, was organized in 1965 as a

Daniel Shaffer October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 Pipeline Updates Read more

Event: Train to be a Legal Observer: Document Law Enforcement & protester Interactions

Attorney Kai Memmer, a volunteer for the Southwest Virginia Chapter of the National Lawyers’ Guild, will train attendees to become Legal Observers. LO’s are needed immediately in the Elliston, VA area, other areas along the MVP route, and where law

Daniel Shaffer October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 Pipeline Updates Read more

Event: Wild Virginia Pipeline Field Tour – Travel to Bent Mountain to meet the people and places impacted by the Mountain Valley Pipeline.

Find Out More (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-emergency-pipeline-field-tour-tickets-74295450693)

Daniel Shaffer October 25, 2019 Pipeline Updates Read more

Stand for equality and clean energy

Card – Suffolk News-Herald – 10/21/19

Daniel Shaffer October 25, 2019 Local & ACP Read more

Alliance calls proposed pipeline construction flawed

Card – The Recorder – 10/24/19

Daniel Shaffer October 25, 2019 Local & ACP Read more

Investigators plan Atlantic Coast Pipeline questioning in November

Card – WRAL News – 10/18/19

Daniel Shaffer October 25, 2019 Local & ACP Read more
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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.

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