WE WON! Those two words best summarize the 2020 accomplishments of the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance. Our coalition’s 6+ year effort to stop the Atlantic Coast Pipeline was an achievement for which the dozens of member organizations and thousands of volunteers
Giving Tuesday May Be Over, But Contributions to ABRA Are Still Timely
The new year is weeks away and ABRA is ready to meet the challenges of 2021: We are poised to review the soon-to-be-released restoration plans for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline route and to monitor closely the implementation of those plans
ABRA, SELC Honored by Rockbridge Area Conservation Council
ABRA and Southern Environmental Law Center were each honored for their role in fighting the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) at the November 8 Board of Directors meeting of the Rockbridge Area Conservation Council (RACC). SELC received the Relentless Warriors Award
ABRA’s Conservation Hub Launches Ambitious Forest Service Project
ABRA’s new Conservation Hub program, which was featured in the lead article in the October 23 ABRA Update, is embarking on a major project that will be the first of its kind in the nation. The National Forest Mapping Project
Your Help Is Needed. Our New Initiatives Will Require Funding.
ABRA’s new program directions will require new sources of funding. We welcome and encourage contributions to support our continuing work to promote and protect the ecological integrity of the Allegheny-Blue Ridge region. Tax-exempt donations may be made to ABRA, as
ABRA Embarks on Exciting New Directions
In August ABRA launched its new Conservation Hub, a program designed to enhance the capabilities of environmental, conservation and citizen groups to better assess the impacts of projects in the greater Allegheny-Blue Ridge region and to help assure that the
ABRA Pursues Additional New Initiatives
With the July 5 cancellation of the Atlantic Coat Pipeline (ACP), ABRA is focusing on several other initiatives, in addition to the new Conservation Hub program. ABRA’s work on the ACP will continue over the next year and beyond to
The Conservation Hub: Strengthening Environmental Analysis and Improving Public Participation
Card – The Highlands Voice – 9/1/20
A new ABRA program: The Conservation Hub
The Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance (ABRA) is pleased to announce an exciting new program: The Conservation Hub. ABRA’s Conservation Hub program promotes responsible resource management by providing data-focused tools that enhance a project’s transparency, strengthen its accountability to regulatory agencies and
Foot on the gas: Anti-pipeline activists fight on, undeterred by Supreme Court
Card – Cville – 6/24/20