Author: Daniel Shaffer

Eminent Domain Movie To be Screened June 28 in Charlottesville

Little Pink House, the new film about the circumstances leading up to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the famed Kelo case that upheld the right of private corporations to exercise eminent domain powers for private gain, will have a

Environmental groups file petition to stop Atlantic Coast Pipeline construction

Card – Charlotte Business Journal – 6/13/18

Waynesboro’s Lewis wins Demo primary; Stewart gets GOP Senate nod

Card – The News Virginian – 6/12/18

Federal agency approves some in-stream pipeline work during fish-spawning season

Card – WV News – 6/13/18

Va. Secretary visits landowners affected by pipeline

Card – The Recorder – 6/13/18

News Alert – Wintergreen Property Owners Request DEQ Intervention on Army Corps of Engineers Approval

Card – Blue Ridge Life – 6/13/18

Commission hears pipeline concerns

Card – The Record Delta – 6/11/18

Natural gas pipeline agrees to pay $430,000 penalty for water pollution violations

Card – Charleston Gazette-Mail – 6/12/18

Regulators cite Mountain Valley Pipeline a second time for erosion problems

Card – The Roanoke Times – 6/7/18

Impeded by protesters, MVP construction gets extension on tree cutting

Card – Charleston Gazette-Mail – 6/11/18

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.