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Month: December 2020

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ABRA End of the Year Report for 2020

WE WON! Those two words best summarize the 2020 accomplishments of the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance.  Our coalition’s 6+ year effort to stop the Atlantic Coast Pipeline was an achievement for which the dozens of member organizations and thousands of volunteers

Daniel Shaffer December 21, 2020November 11, 2021 Pipeline Updates Read more

Talk About Being Out of Touch with the News!

The November 19 “Presidents Update” blog by the President and CEO of the Hampton Roads Chamber Commerce, Bryan Stephens, celebrates the “recent common-sense ruling from the Supreme Court of the United States” in permitting the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to cross

Daniel Shaffer December 21, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more

ACP Restoration Plans Still Somewhere on the Drawing Board

The restoration plans for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, requested on October 27 by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and due by December 26, are still – as of this writing – somewhere in the works.  Plans for what to

Daniel Shaffer December 21, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more

Forest Service supports Mountain Valley Pipeline route through Jefferson National Forest

Card – Charleston Gazette-Mail – 12/11/20 Related: Trump administration rams through final Forest Service analysis of controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline

Daniel Shaffer December 21, 2020 Regional & MVP, Regional Issues Read more

DEQ ignores its duties, again

Card – Virginia Mercury – 12/8/20

Daniel Shaffer December 21, 2020 Local & ACP, Regional Issues Read more

Panel again hears environmental concerns about Mountain Valley Pipeline

Card – The Roanoke Times – 12/9/20

Daniel Shaffer December 21, 2020 Regional & MVP, Regional Issues Read more

Federal regulators are rewriting environmental rules so a massive pipeline can be built across West Virginia

Card – Mountain State Spotlight – 12/8/20

Daniel Shaffer December 21, 2020 Regional & MVP, Regional Issues Read more

Ted Boettner: Embracing clean energy vital to WV’s future

Card – Charleston Gazette-Mail – 12/5/20

Daniel Shaffer December 21, 2020 Regional & MVP, Regional Issues Read more

Naval power plant proposal tests Virginia on environmental justice

Card – Bay Journal – 12/9/20

Daniel Shaffer December 21, 2020 Local & ACP, Regional Issues Read more

Despite setbacks for new natural gas projects, companies push forward with plans

Card – Virginia Mercury – 12/16/20

Daniel Shaffer December 21, 2020 Local & ACP, Regional Issues 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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The Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and protecting the environmental integrity of the Allegheny-Blue Ridge region and the surrounding  Central Appalachian Highlands of Virginia and West Virginia.

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