Author: Daniel Shaffer

Brookings Institution Critiques Energy Outlook Under Trump

Washington’s Brookings Institution has joined the legions of think-tanks in projecting what might be expected in energy policy from the new Trump Administration. In a November 17 posting on the Brookings website, Professor David Victor of the University of California,

Let’s get this right

Card The Recorder – 12/1/16

Buckingham planners act on proposed pipeline compressor station

Card Richmond Times-Dispatch – 11/21/16

Editorial: ACP is a no-brainer

Card The Farmville Herald – 11/29/16

Tom Farrell and Bob Blue: Dirty Politics and Dirty Dominion Power

Card Blue Virginia – 11/29/16

Forest service adds new pipeline rules

Card The Recorder – 11/24/15

Virginians Launch ‘Pipeline Pledge of Resistance’ to Stop MVP and ACP Projects

Card CCAN – 11/16/16

Wild Virginia Calls on Forest Service, BLM to reject draft environmental assessment for Mountain Valley Pipeline

Card Augusta Free Press – 11/18/16

W.Va. pipeline development balances economy with personal property

Card WV Metro News – 11/28/16

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.