Local & ACP

It’s time to electrify Virginia

Card – Virginia Mercury – 5/21/20

Coal plants disappear in Va. But CO2 is rising

Card – E&E News – 5/20/20 Related: – What part of ‘zero’ doesn’t Dominion understand? – Dominion Just Proved That the Virginia Clean Economy Act Won’t Stop It From Continuing to Push Climate-Killing Fossil Fuels

With new energy regime only months away, regulators grapple with gas expansion proposal

Card – Virginia Mercury – 25/19/20

COMMENTARY: Environmentalists’ hypocritical objection to six-mile pipeline extension

Card – Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star – 5/20/20 Related: See rebuttal by Tom Hadwin on Facebook

Thousands sign letter to end pipeline

Card – The Recorder – 5/14/20

Even after pipeline pollution, DEQ is still resisting water protections and public participation

Card – Virginia Mercury – 5/11/20

Herring joins other AGs in call for federal regulators to halt new fossil fuel projects during pandemic

Card – Virginia Mercury – 5/8/20

Despite Clean Economy Act, Dominion forecasts a strong role for natural gas in Virginia

Card – Virginia Mercury – 5/8/20

Duke CEO decries ‘assault’ on natural gas as shareholders, others blast company’s resource plans

Card – Utility Dive – 5/13/20

SELC: Dominion plan anchored on pollution

Card – The Recorder – 5/7/20 Related: Dominion Energy’s Costly New Energy Blueprint Fails to Meet Challenge of Virginia’s Clean Energy Transition

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.