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Clean Energy on FERC’s Agenda as Agency Eyes Utility Grid Powers

Card – Bloomberg Law – 12/23/21

Daniel Shaffer January 15, 2022 Big Picture Read more

Biden’s energy agenda hinges on FERC, red states

Card – E&E News – 11/16/20

Daniel Shaffer November 20, 2020 Big Picture Read more

NPS to superintendents: Opposed to drilling? Call us first

Card – E&E News – 9/19/19

Daniel Shaffer September 20, 2019 Big Picture Read more

Agenda for March 3 ABRA Meeting Announced

ABRA’s special meeting to unveil details about the new Pipeline Compliance Surveillance Initiative (CSI) will also feature a panel discussion on the status of various legal challenges on government agency decisions made about the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.  The meeting will

Daniel Shaffer February 23, 2018 Pipeline Updates Read more

Water Control Board Meeting Details Released

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has released this week an agenda and background materials for the meetings next month of the State Water Control Board to consider approving water quality certificates, under Sec. 401 of the federal Clean Water

Daniel Shaffer November 17, 2017 Pipeline Updates Read more

Next FERC Meeting Does Not Include MVP on Agenda

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will next convene on Wednesday, September 20.  The published agenda for the meeting, which will be the first with a quorum of commissioners since February, does not include consideration of issuing a certification for

Daniel Shaffer September 15, 2017 Pipeline Updates Read more

Is Trump’s Climate-Change Agenda Politically Sustainable?

Card – The Atlantic – 6/1/17

Daniel Shaffer June 2, 2017 Big Picture Read more

The little-known federal agency with the power to buck Trump’s anti-climate agenda

Card – ThinkProgress – 4/14/17

Daniel Shaffer April 25, 2017 Big Picture Read more

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.

ABRA

The Allegheny Blue-Ridge Alliance Is dedicated to promoting and protecting the environmental integrity of the Allegheny-Blue Ridge region and the surrounding  Central Appalachian Highlands of Virginia and West Virginia.

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Rick Webb, Executive Director
Dan Shaffer, GIS Administrator

Post Office Box 96
Monterey, Virginia 24465

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