Month: March 2020

New FERC Member Approved by Senate Judiciary Committee

James Danly, general counsel for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), who was nominated in October by President Trump to become a member of the Commission, filling a Republican vacancy on the Commission, was approved by the Senate Energy and

Virginia Creates a Permanent Environmental Justice Council

Virginia Governor Northam on March 3 signed into law a bill creating the Virginia Council on Environmental Justice. The measure, HB 1042, had passed the House of Delegates February 3 by a 55-43 vote, and passed the Senate on February

High time to relocate troubled ACP project

Card – The Recorder – 3/5/20

This Pipeline Case Could Gut 100 Years of Safeguards for Federal Parks

Card – Politico – 3/3/20

Arbitrary, capricious decisions spell trouble for pipeline

Card – The Recorder – 3/5/20

Governor signs bill making Virginia Council on Environmental Justice permanent

Card – Virginia Mercury – 3/4/20

Senate bucks the wishes of Dominion, Saslaw, Norment in surprise power plant retirement vote

Card – Virginia Mercury – 3/5/20

After intense Dominion lobbying, Senate panel kills bipartisan Fair Energy Bills Act

Card – Virginia Mercury – 3/2/20

How Europe’s Border Carbon Tax Plan Could Force the U.S. To Act on Climate Change

Card – Time – 3/4/20

US Senate panel again moves FERC nominee, amid debate over partisanship

Card – S&P Global – 3/3/20

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.