Author: Daniel Shaffer

CSI Reporting System in Full-Operation; Volunteers Still Needed

ABRA’s Pipeline Compliance Surveillance Initiative (CSI) is now in fully functioning. The reporting system for observed incidents is operational and reports are being made. A reminder that to report an incident, one can phone or email. If the latter, attached

Pipeline incompatible with county goals, citizens warn

Card – The Recorder – 4/4/18

The biggest regional land-clearing project since the federal highway program of the 1960s is now underway in Virginia and West Virginia.

Card – AltDaily – 4/4/18

Bath emergency services, Dominion discuss protocols

Card – The Recorder – 4/4/18

Volunteers, citizens deserve information

Card – The Recorder – 4/4/18

Dominion’s pipeline story doesn’t add up

Card – News Leader – 3/30/18

Editorial: Norfolk pipeline vote was realistic

Card – The Virginian-Pilot – 4/3/18

A tree-sit protest of the Mountain Valley Pipeline has spread to Roanoke County

Card – The Roanoke Times – 4/2/18

West Virginia Debuts Webpage on Pipeline Projects

Card – OSHA Online – 4/4/18

Northam orders upgrade of DEQ amid criticism from pipeline opponents

Card – The Roanoke Times – 4/4/18

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.