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Biden to nominate Democrat Willie Phillips to U.S. energy regulator -White House

Card – Reuters – 9/9/21 Related: Biden taps D.C. utility regulator Phillips for FERC

Daniel Shaffer September 10, 2021 Big Picture Read more

FERC’s Clements: U.S. Faces ‘Once-in-a-Generation Moment’ to Overhaul Transmission System

Card – Morning Consult – 9/8/21

Daniel Shaffer September 10, 2021 Big Picture Read more

D.C. Circuit Court Declines to Revisit Decision Striking Down FERC’s Approval of the Spire Pipeline

Card – Environmental Defense Fund – 9/7/21 Related: D.C. Circuit battle escalates over FERC pipeline approval

Daniel Shaffer September 10, 2021 Big Picture Read more

The Reason Right-Wing States Are Cracking Down on Indigenous Climate Protesters

Card – Gizmodo – 9/7/21

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‘No point in anything else’: Gen Z members flock to climate careers

Card – The Guardian – 9/6/21

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From 4% to 45%: Energy Department Lays Out Ambitious Blueprint for Solar Power

Card – The New York Times – 9/8/21 Related: DOE Releases Solar Futures Study Providing the Blueprint for a Zero-Carbon Grid

Daniel Shaffer September 10, 2021 Big Picture Read more

Concerns about MVP compressor station voiced to Virginia DEQ

Serious concerns about the public engagement and participation process for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) were voiced by 32 conservation groups, including ABRA and many of its members, in an August 17 letter to David Paylor, Director of the Virginia

Daniel Shaffer September 2, 2021 Pipeline Updates Read more

FERC staff signs-off on MVP proposal for waterbody crossings

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) staff has given an initial o.k. to the proposal for the Mountain Valley Pipeline to change the method of crossing waterbodies and wetlands from open-cut dry crossings (as originally approved by FERC in issuing

Daniel Shaffer September 2, 2021 Pipeline Updates Read more

Complaint filed to obtain records Forest Service is withholding

A complaint was filed August 3 with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to obtain information from the U.S. Forest Service that it has withheld for over a year about the proposed Gauley Healthy Forest Restoration Project

Daniel Shaffer September 2, 2021 Pipeline Updates Read more

Federal environmental assessment green-lights change in Mountain Valley Pipeline construction method

Card – Charleston gazette-Mail – 8/17/21

Daniel Shaffer September 2, 2021 Regional & MVP, Regional Issues Read more
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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.

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The Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and protecting the environmental integrity of the Allegheny-Blue Ridge region and the surrounding  Central Appalachian Highlands of Virginia and West Virginia.

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