Legal Challenges

Status of Court Challenges as of 6/16/20 (project has since been cancelled)

Read the Fourth Circuit opinion on the Forest Service case – 12/13/2018

Read SELC’s request to FERC to revoke the ACP’s certification – 12/13/2018

SELC Press Release: Conservation Groups File Challenge to National Forest Service’s Hasty Decision – February, 2018

Joint Petition for Review: ACP Opposition Groups v. FERC – January, 2018
Case: 18-1114
- SELC Press Release: FERC Faces Legal Challenge Over ACP Decision

Joint Petition for Review: SELC & AppalMad v. VaSWCB & VADEQ – January, 2018
Appeal: 18-1077
- SELC Press Release: Legal Challenges Filed Targeting Atlantic Coast Pipeline Approvals

Request for Rehearing, Motion for Stay of FERC’s Decision on ACP – November, 2017

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.