Friends of Nelson, a founding member of ABRA, was given the Community Stalwart Award by the Property Rights and Pipeline Center (PRPC), a national coalition supporting the fight to prevent the use of eminent domain for siting of oil and
West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Board Tours ACP Route
ABRA conducted an in depth briefing and tour of sites along the Atlantic Coast Pipeline route for Board members of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy (WVHC). The October 19 tour occurred in western Pocahontas County and adjoining Randolph County, West
New Study Highlights Negative Water Quality Impacts of Pipeline Projects
A new study commissioned by Trout Unlimited concludes that the impact on water quality of several natural gas pipeline projects in the Appalachian region is profound, even when care is taken to minimize impacts. Pipeline Impacts to Water Quality, prepared
Fish and Wildlife Service Receive Input on Drafting New ACP Permit
A more thorough and less rushed process in developing a new biological opinion and taking statement for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline has been advocated to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) in separate comments submitted to the agency by
Status of Legal Challenges to ACP Available on ABRA Website
An updated review of the status of major legal challenges to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline is now available on the ABRA website homepage (upper left corner). To access the new document, click here. Of note is the scheduled oral arguments
Who is ABRA? West Virginia Highlands Conservancy
This is another in a series of profiles of the member groups of the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance. West Virginia Highlands Conservancy The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy (WVHC), one of West Virginia’s oldest environmental organizations, was organized in 1965 as a
Event: Train to be a Legal Observer: Document Law Enforcement & protester Interactions
Attorney Kai Memmer, a volunteer for the Southwest Virginia Chapter of the National Lawyers’ Guild, will train attendees to become Legal Observers. LO’s are needed immediately in the Elliston, VA area, other areas along the MVP route, and where law
Event: Wild Virginia Pipeline Field Tour – Travel to Bent Mountain to meet the people and places impacted by the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
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Hampton Roads Planners Sideline ACP Endorsement
A proposal for the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission to endorse the Atlantic Coast Pipeline was set aside for further consideration on Thursday, October 17. According to the meeting agenda, the proposal had been the result of a briefing received
ABRA Alerts Feds to ACP Safety Problems
ABRA’s CSI program has provided more evidence to federal regulators of unsafe and non-compliant construction practices of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP). On July 25, the Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) wrote Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc. (DETI), which