Author: Daniel Shaffer

Los Angeles ditches plan to invest billions in fossil fuels, Mayor Eric Garcetti says

Card – LA Times – 2/11/19

Legal Challenges to the ACP Abound: Here’s Where Things Stand

It has been fifty-seven months since Dominion Energy first announced its proposal to build a 600-mile natural gas pipeline from the Marcellus Shale fields of north-central West Virginia to the southern part of North Carolina. At first called the Southeast

Dominion Seeks Congressional Action on ACP Crossing Blue Ridge Parkway

Dominion Energy is making a concerted effort to convince Congress to grant permission for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to cross the Blue Ridge Parkway, authority for which was withdrawn by the National Park Service (per article above). This is according

Dump Dominion

Card – The Recorder – 2/7/19

SELC asks federal regulators to stop pipeline project

Card – The Recorder – 2/7/19

Atlantic Coast permit pileup: Where things stand

Card – E&E News – 2/7/19

The Pipeline vs. The Trail: How the A.T. Saved the South – for now

Card -Blue Ridge Outdoors – 2/2019

Our View: Is this a pause or a crash for gas pipeline?

Card – The Fayetteville Observer – 2/7/19

Dominion “Still Committed” to Building Atlantic Coast Pipeline

Card – Marcellus Drilling News – 2/7/19

ACP Cost Bill Passes House With Bipartisan Vote

Card – Bacon’s Rebellion – 2/6/19

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.