Regional Issues

ATC Rejects Mountain Valley Pipeline Opponents’ Request to See $19.5 Million Agreement

Card – The Trek – 2/24/21 Related: Hundreds call on Appalachian Trail Conservancy to share contents of their “Voluntary Stewardship” agreement with Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC.

Blackjewel’s bankruptcy is a harbinger of trouble ahead for the plummeting coal industry

Card – Courier-Journal – 3/3/21

Dominion Cleaning by Greening, but Natural Gas Not a Goner

Card – Natural Gas Intelligence – 2/23/21

Dominion plans to build nearly 200 giant wind turbines off Virginia. But getting that energy into the grid won’t be easy.

Card – he Virginian-Pilot – 2/27/21

ABRA members file comments with FERC about ACP restoration issues

Fifteen conservation groups, including 9 ABRA members, filed comments on February 9, with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to raise concerns over the plan recently submitted to the agency by Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC (Atlantic) on how the Atlantic

Press Release: Gold mining legislation approved by Virginia Senate

Card – Friends of Buckingham – 2/17/21 Related: After opposition to gold mining in Buckingham, General Assembly weighs temporary ban and study Related: All that glitters

Conservationists Urge Higher Fines for Mountain Valley Pipeline Project

Card – Public News Service – 2/18/21

Mountain Valley Pipeline still facing concerns over Lewis County erosion issues

Card – Charleston Gazette-Mail – 2/18/21

ATC Reveals Further Details of $19.5M Pipeline Agreement

Card – The Trek – 2/16/21

Appalachia’s top natural gas-producing counties falling further behind economically, report says

Card – Charleston Gazette-Mail – 2/10/21 Related: ORVI REPORT – Appalachia’s Natural Gas Counties: How dreams of jobs and prosperity turned into almost nothing

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.