The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has granted a request from the Mountain Valley Pipeline to change its crossing method for some 180 bodies of water and wetlands. FERC’s April 8 Order allows the project to bore under the bodies
Job posting for new ABRA director position now available
A job description for a new director to manage the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance is now available on the ABRA website. Lewis Freeman, the current Executive Director for ABRA and a co-founder of the organization, announced on March 31 his plans
2020 Census data shows population decreases in mountain areas
Detailed results of the 2020 U.S. Census reveal population shifts that could have longer-term impacts on politics and public policy. Overall, Virginia’s population grew from 2010 to 2020 by nearly 7.9%, to 8.6 million. In the mountainous areas of Virginia,
Questions on MVP’s environmental impact continue in the courts
Challenges to the environmental impacts of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) have continued in the past week in two federal court proceedings. On April 1, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals refused an appeal by the pipeline’s owners to reconsider
The Fight Against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline: A Chronicle
ABRA released on March 29 a paper documenting the most significant developments of the more than six- year opposition effort to the Atlantic Cost Pipeline (ACP). The Fight Against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline: A Chronicle provides details of 400 individual
FERC approves restoration plan for ACP
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved at its March 24 meeting a restoration plan for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) and for the associated Supply Header Project (SHP). The restoration of the ACP route will be the responsibility of
ABRA to publish a chronicle of the 6-year fight against the ACP
ABRA will publish this month a paper that chronicles the effort to stop the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) from being constructed. The Fight Against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline: A Chronicle describes in detail significant developments associated with the opposition effort
4th Circuit declines to rehear on Forest Service decision on MVP
An appeal by Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) for the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider the decision of a three-judge panel to vacate the Forest Service permit for the project was rejected by Court on March 25. This leaves
Shenandoah Mountain Scenic Area a step closer to reality
Virginia Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner introduced on March 23 the Shenandoah Mountain Act of 2022, which would designate more than 92,000 acres of the George Washington National Forest as the Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area (SMCSA). If enacted,
Decisions on ACP restoration plan expected soon
The long-anticipated decision by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on the route restoration of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) is expected be forthcoming this month. FERC announced in November that a final decision on a restoration plan for the