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Police make arrests as protests of the Mountain Valley Pipeline intensify

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  • – The Roanoke Times – 4/11/18
Daniel Shaffer April 14, 2018 Regional & MVP Read more

Tree Felling Extension for ACP Denied by FERC

A request by Dominion Transportation, Inc. (DETI) and Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC to extend the deadline for tree felling until May 15 has been denied by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).  Responding to a March 15 request for an extension of the tree felling deadline (March 15 for Virginia;

Daniel Shaffer March 30, 2018 Pipeline Updates Read more

To protect birds and endangered bats, feds reject Atlantic Coast Pipeline bid to continue cutting trees

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  • – The Roanoke Times – 3/28/18
Daniel Shaffer March 30, 2018 Local & ACP Read more

ABRA Members Voice Opposition to ACP Request to Extend Tree Felling

Last week’s request by Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc. (DETI) for a two-month extension of the deadline for felling trees for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) has had vociferous opposition.  DETI’s March 15 letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) said it would be “unable to complete the scheduled tree felling .

Daniel Shaffer March 26, 2018 Pipeline Updates Read more

Court Halts Pipeline Tree Cutting, Requires Full Review on Historic VA Property

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  • Appalachian Mountain Advocates – 3/21/18
Daniel Shaffer March 26, 2018 Local & ACP Read more

Developers want more time for pipeline tree clearing

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  • – The Herald-Sun – 3/16/18
Daniel Shaffer March 26, 2018 Local & ACP Read more

Tree-Felling for the ACP to Begin in National Forests, Expand Elsewhere

Permission for contractors of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) to begin felling trees within the George Washington and Monongahela National Forests was granted by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) on March 2.  ABRA was informed of the decision during the course of a meeting with USFS officials to discuss the ABRA CSI program.

Daniel Shaffer March 9, 2018 Pipeline Updates Read more

Trees begin to fall, making way for pipeline through Nelson County

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Daniel Shaffer March 9, 2018 Local & ACP Read more

MVP asks West Virginia judge to order protesters out of trees along pipeline route

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  • – Roanoke Times – 3/6/18
Daniel Shaffer March 9, 2018 Regional & MVP Read more

Environmental groups urge DRBC to prohibit tree clearing for PennEast pipeline

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  • – Bucks County Courier Times – 3/5/18
Daniel Shaffer March 9, 2018 Big Picture Read more
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The Allegheny Blue-Ridge Alliance (ABRA) is a coalition of conservation organizations dedicated to promoting and protecting the environmental integrity of the Allegheny-Blue Ridge region, which encompasses the Central Appalachian Highlands area of Virginia and West Virginia.

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