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Youngkin administration says it aims to speed up environmental permitting

Card – Virginia Mercury – 4/14/22

Daniel Shaffer April 20, 2022 Regional Issues Read more

Youngkin administration sets stricter runoff rules for solar farms

Card – Virginia Mercury – 4/18/22

Daniel Shaffer April 20, 2022 Regional Issues Read more

Bill stripping citizen air and water boards of permitting power headed to governor

Card – Virginia Mercury – 2/28/22

Daniel Shaffer March 15, 2022 Regional Issues Read more

Air and water board bills hurt businesses and communities

Card – Virginia Mercury – 2/21/22 Related: Va. Senate Democrats pass GOP bill to remove power of citizen environmental boards Bill to strip state environmental boards of permitting authority is a big mistake

Daniel Shaffer February 25, 2022 Regional Issues Read more

Mountain Valley Pipeline has a terrible record. Why would regulators let it go forward?

Card – Virginia Mercury – 11/12/21

Daniel Shaffer November 22, 2021 Regional Issues Read more

Comments on MVP stream crossings due October 27

Comments on the request by Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC to have a new Section 401 Water Protection Permit issued by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality for MVP related to its crossing streams and wetlands in Virginia are due October

Daniel Shaffer October 22, 2021 Pipeline Updates Read more

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Steals Citizen Board Authority, Falsely Claims Board Made a “Preliminary Decision” to Issue Mountain Valley Pipeline Permit

Card – Blue Virginia – 9/24/21

Daniel Shaffer October 8, 2021 Regional Issues Read more

‘Completely out of the norm’: Central Virginia counties protest Chickahominy Pipeline plan

Card – WRIC 8 News – 10/4/21

Daniel Shaffer October 8, 2021 Regional Issues Read more

DEQ taking public comments on Mountain Valley Pipeline stream crossings

Card – The Roanoke Times – 8/29/21

Daniel Shaffer September 10, 2021 Regional & MVP, Regional Issues Read more

Virginia environmental regulators make preliminary decision to issue key water permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline

Card – Charleston Gazette-Mail – 8/26/21

Daniel Shaffer September 10, 2021 Regional & MVP, Regional Issues Read more
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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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