Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance

Protecting environmental integrity in the Allegheny-Blue Ridge region

Regional Issues

MVP Still Targeting Summer 2022 Start-Up Despite Latest Lawsuit

Card – Natural Gas Intelligence – 1/6/22 Related: Legal fights continue over the Mountain Valley Pipeline

Trump EPA head, coal lobbyist tapped as Virginia’s environmental chief

Card – Virginia Mercury – 1/6/22 Related: Opinion: Glenn Youngkin is no moderate on the environment

Top Northam administration officials say state should not forbid new fossil fuel plants

Card – Virginia Mercury – 1/6/22

Restoring Lands Impacted by Scuttled Appalachian Natural Gas Pipelines to Cause Minimal Impacts, FERC Affirms

Card – Natural Gas Intelligence – 12/27/21

SCC throws roadblock at proposed Central Virginia pipeline project

Card – Augusta Free Press – 12/24/21

Gold mining study begins as discoveries continue in Virginia

Card – Virginia Mercury – 12/21/21

How big can the offshore wind industry be in Hampton Roads? Leaders ‘trying to create it from scratch.’

Card – The Virginian-Pilot – 12/28/21

Solar boosters pool money and know-how to put panels on neighbors’ homes

Card – Energy News Network – 1/3/22

Mountain Valley Pipeline stream-crossing permit approved by Virginia regulators

Card – Virginia Mercury – 12/14/21 Related: Virginia State Water Control Board Consents to Further Assault on State Waters by MVP

Virginia regulatory board denies Mountain Valley Pipeline compressor station permit

Card – Virginia Mercury – 12/3/21 Related: MVP Southgate Developers Eye ‘Next Steps’ After Virginia DEQ Panel Denies Permit

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.