ABRA has unveiled the first phase of its National Forest Integrity Project (NFIP). The project, part of ABRA’s Conservation Hub, is a monitoring program created to track proposed and ongoing projects in the three National Forests that are located within
2021 has been a consequential year of transition for ABRA
The past year has been an important year of transition for the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance. Among our accomplishments have been: Transitioning from an organization dedicated to defeating the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to an alliance with the long-term goal of promoting
Two legal challenges to MVP heard before Fourth Circuit
A three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments on October 29 on two separate cases brought by ABRA members challenging permits issued for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). The first case, Wild Virginia v. U.S.
WV Highlands Conservancy voices concerns over forest project
A proposed project in the Monongahela National Forest (MNF) has evoked strong concerns from the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy (Conservancy), the state’s most prominent conservation organization and a founding member of ABRA. The stated purpose by the MNF of the
Complaint filed to obtain records Forest Service is withholding
A complaint was filed August 3 with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to obtain information from the U.S. Forest Service that it has withheld for over a year about the proposed Gauley Healthy Forest Restoration Project
The ‘Green Energy’ That Might Be Ruining the Planet
Card – Politico – 3/26/21
Forest Service approves MVP crossing through Jefferson National Forest, triggering lawsuit and frustration from environmentalists
Card – Charleston Gazette-Mail – 1/12/21
MVP Cleared by FERC for Construction Near National Forest; Glick Calls Decision ‘Nonsensical’
Card – Natural Gas Intelligence – 12/18/20
Forest Service supports Mountain Valley Pipeline route through Jefferson National Forest
Card – Charleston Gazette-Mail – 12/11/20 Related: Trump administration rams through final Forest Service analysis of controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline