Regional Issues

(see also Big Picture news)

Friends of Nelson premieres documentary on fight against pipeline, turns over records - Card – Nelso County Times – 10/9/22
Draft report warns gold mine could be ‘serious threat’ to Buckingham - Card – The Farmville Herald – 10/9/22
Federal proposal requiring Mountain Valley Pipeline completion halted - Card – Virginia Mercury – 9/27/22
Buckingham County can avoid gold mining, officials say - Card – The Farmville Herals – 9/30/22
Opinion: It’s not too late to call it quits on the Mountain Valley Pipeline - Card – The Washington Post – 6/1/22
Nuclear will be major for Virginia’s electric grid as utilities decarbonize, regulator says - Card – Virginia Mercury – 5/27/22
Port of Virginia Plans to Run on 100-Percent Clean Electricity by 2024 - Card – The Maritime Executive – 5/25/22
Predatory residential solar installers could sow mistrust, advocates fear - Card – Virginia Mercury – 5/25/22
Federal solar import investigation slows Virginia projects - Card – Virginia Mercury – 5/23/22
Turning wind into power off the Wilmington coast could be a decade away - Card – Star News – 5/23/22

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Big Picture

(see also Regional Issues news)

For 50 years, governments have failed to act on climate change. No more excuses - Card – The Guardian – 6/2/22
FERC shakes up Northeast renewables with grid rule phaseout - Card – E&E Energywire – 6/1/22
Biden wants to rebuild the EPA. He doesn’t have the money to do it. - Card – The Washington Post – 5/31/22
Supreme Court rules Biden admin can use climate Metric - Card E&E News – 5/26/22
FERC enforcement ramp-up spurs pipeline wars - Card – E&E News – 5/25/22 Related: Federal pipeline safety rules face legal challenge
As Natural Gas Expands in Gulf, Residents Fear Rising Damage - Card – US News & World Report – 6/2/22
Here are ways to connect clean energy projects to the grid more quickly - Card – Canary Media – 5/31/22
The NY Bight could write the book on how we build offshore wind farms in the future - Card – Popular Science – 5/22/22 Related: Assessing wind speeds, potential performance across Atlantic offshore portfolio
Europe’s push to cut Russian gas faces a race against winter - Card – ABC News/Associated Press – 5/18/22
FERC, state regulators eye options for clearing up interconnection ‘quagmire,’ allocating upgrade costs - Card – Utility Dive – 5/9/22 Related: ‘Get rid of competition’? FERC and the push for power lines

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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.