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Month: April 2022

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Senate GOP questions Biden oil and gas pipeline review

Card – E&E News – 4/20/22

Daniel Shaffer April 20, 2022 Big Picture Read more

Supreme Court won’t touch vacated permit for already-built Spire STL pipeline

Card – Reuters – 4/19/22

Daniel Shaffer April 20, 2022 Big Picture Read more

The US has more clean energy projects planned than the grid can handle

Card – Canary Media – 4/20/22

Daniel Shaffer April 20, 2022 Big Picture Read more

Fighting future fires

Card – US Forest Service – 4/13/22

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To fight climate change, and now Russia, too, Zurich turns off natural gas

Card – NPR – 4/20/22

Daniel Shaffer April 20, 2022 Big Picture Read more

Pumped storage is having a moment. Will it shift renewables?

Card – E&E Energywire – 4/15/22

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The race to roll out ‘super-sized’ wind turbines is on

Card – NBC – 4/13/22

Daniel Shaffer April 20, 2022 Big Picture Read more

FERC approves change in stream crossings for MVP

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has granted a request from the Mountain Valley Pipeline to change its crossing method for some 180 bodies of water and wetlands.  FERC’s April 8 Order allows the project to bore under the bodies

Daniel Shaffer April 20, 2022 Pipeline Updates Read more

Job posting for new ABRA director position now available

A job description for a new director to manage the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance is now available on the ABRA website.  Lewis Freeman, the current Executive Director for ABRA and a co-founder of the organization, announced on March 31 his plans

Daniel Shaffer April 20, 2022 Pipeline Updates Read more

2020 Census data shows population decreases in mountain areas

Detailed results of the 2020 U.S. Census reveal population shifts that could have longer-term impacts on politics and public policy.  Overall, Virginia’s population grew from 2010 to 2020 by nearly 7.9%, to 8.6 million. In the mountainous areas of Virginia,

Daniel Shaffer April 20, 2022 Pipeline Updates 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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