Federal Agencies - Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance

US Forest Service
- March 2016
  - Forest Service Comments on MVP Resource Reports – 3/9/16
- January 2016
  - Forest Service Denies Dominion Special Use Permit for Proposed Route of Atlantic Coast Pipeline – 1/19/16
    - ABRA Press Release: Groups Applaud U.S. Forest Service Decision to Reject Atlantic Coast Pipeline Route through National Forests – 1/21/16
  - Forest Service Comments Further on MNF Soil Survey Issue– 1/12/16
- December 2016
  - Forest Service Says ACP Route Adjustments Are Inadequate – 12/11/15
- November 2015
  - USFS Urges FERC To REJECT ACP Soil Surveys – 11/05/15
- September 2015
  - George Washington National Forest Letter Regarding Cow Knob Salamander – 9/17/15
- July 2015
  - National Forest Service Comments on Dominion ACP Resource Reports 1-10 – July 30, 2015
    - See FERC Comments also
- June 2015
  - Monongahela National Forest Public Scoping Letter for ACP alternative route – 6/23/15

US Fish & Wildlife
- January 2016
  - US Fish and Wildlife Raises Concerns over ACP Route – 1/8/16

US Bureau of Land Management
- December, 2015
  - BLM No Longer Directly Involved in ACP – 12/15/15
- October 2015
  - BLM Asks FERC For More Time Due To ACP Data Tardiness – 10/6/15
- August 2015
  - Bureau of Land Management Letter to FERC on Dominion Application for Right-of-Way on Federal Lands – 8/17/15

Environmental Protection Agency
- April 2015
  - EPA Scoping Comments to ACP, LLC – 4/28/15

VA Department of Conservation & Recreation
- September 2015
  - Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Comments on ACP Plan – 9/4/15
- June 2015
  - Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Comments on ACP Plan – 6/4/15
- April 2015
  - Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Comments on ACP Plan – 4/27/15

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.