Author: Daniel Shaffer

The Mountain Valley Pipeline Can Never Be Completed—Time For Everyone to Admit It

Card – Common Dreams – 2/19/22

Developers halt Va. natural gas pipeline

Card – E&E News – 2/15/22

Air and water board bills hurt businesses and communities

Card – Virginia Mercury – 2/21/22 Related: Va. Senate Democrats pass GOP bill to remove power of citizen environmental boards Bill to strip state environmental boards of permitting authority is a big mistake

Planned wind farm in Botetourt County again looking for a buyer of its renewable energy

Card – The Roanoke Times – 2/23/22

Dominion Energy Plans to Put New Coal Ash Landfill on Potomac River

Card – Chesapeake Bay Magazine – 2/21/22

E.U. will unveil a strategy to break free from Russian gas, after decades of dependence

Card – The Washington Post – 2/23/22

FERC issues ‘historic’ overhaul of pipeline approvals

Card – E&E News – 2/18/22 Related: Manchin blast changes in FERC pipeline approval process

Climate change is intensifying Earth’s water cycle at twice the predicted rate, research shows

Card – The Guardian – 2/24/22

Supreme court case could restrict Biden’s effort to tackle climate crisis

Card – The Guardian – 2/24/22

Duke Energy Eyeing Coal Phaseout by 2035

Card – Power Magazine – 2/17/22

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.