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Buffalo Creek — 50 years later

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  • – WV Metro News – 2/25/22
Daniel Shaffer March 15, 2022 Regional Issues Read more

Wildfires, record warmth and rapidly melting ice: Arctic climate goes further off the rails this summer

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  • – The Washington Post – 7/29/20
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  • An oil spill in Russia’s Arctic exposes risks for Moscow’s Far North plans
Daniel Shaffer July 31, 2020 Big Picture Read more

Trump administration overrules NC, approves offshore seismic testing for oil and gas deposits

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  • – NC Policy Watch – 6/22/20
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  • – New N.C. climate change report says the time to act is now
Daniel Shaffer June 26, 2020June 26, 2020 Regional & MVP Read more

Report: landslides imperil pipelines

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  • – The Recorder – 6/18/20
Daniel Shaffer June 19, 2020 Local & ACP Read more

Updated Information!

The June 4 issue of ABRA Update (#279) featured the photos below of pipe storage yards for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline near Bealeton, VA (l) and Culpeper, VA (r).  The photo caption said the pipe had been stored at the locations for over 18 months. 

Daniel Shaffer June 12, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more

Limpert: Here’s why pipelines are dangerous

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  • – The Roanoke Times – 4/8/20
Daniel Shaffer April 10, 2020 Regional & MVP Read more

Dangerous oil and gas industry exemption slipped into highway bill

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  • – The Hill – 9/17/19
Daniel Shaffer September 20, 2019 Big Picture Read more

Explosions in Three States Highlight Dangers of Aging Fossil Fuel Infrastructure

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  • – DeSmog – 8/6/19
Daniel Shaffer August 12, 2019 Big Picture Read more

Bath EMS meets with Dominion over safety concerns

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  • – The Recorder – 4/25/19
Daniel Shaffer April 26, 2019 Local & ACP Read more

The Hidden Risk in the Fracking Boom

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  • – Rolling Stone – 2/20/19
Daniel Shaffer February 22, 2019 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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