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FERC enforcement ramp-up spurs pipeline wars

Card – E&E News – 5/25/22 Related: Federal pipeline safety rules face legal challenge

Daniel Shaffer June 10, 2022 Big Picture Read more

Do opponents of Botetourt County wind farm live too far away to sue?

Card – The Roanoke Times – 3/6/22

Daniel Shaffer March 15, 2022 Regional Issues Read more

Southwest Virginia landowners still fighting pipeline’s use of eminent domain

Card – The Roanoke Times – 9/17/21

Daniel Shaffer September 24, 2021 Regional & MVP, Regional Issues Read more

Landowners urge FERC to institute new policy in pipeline approvals

Landowners whose property rights have been threatened by natural gas pipeline projects throughout the nation, including some along the now-cancelled Atlantic Coast Pipeline, have told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that its current policy for approving such projects is

Daniel Shaffer June 11, 2021 Pipeline Updates Read more

Virginia landowners urge FERC to require cancelled Atlantic Coast Pipeline to relinquish easements

Card – Virginia Mercury – 4/21/21 Related: Opinion/Editorial: Owners have right to land use

Daniel Shaffer April 30, 2021 Local & ACP, Regional Issues Read more

Strong concerns voiced to FERC about ACP restoration plan

Comments filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission about the proposed restoration plan for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) universally called for easements on property along the 604-mile route of the now cancelled project to be relinquished by Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC (Atlantic).  The deadline for

Daniel Shaffer April 20, 2021 Pipeline Updates Read more

Defense League lobbies for landowner easements

Card – Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald – 3/23/21

Daniel Shaffer April 7, 2021 Local & ACP, Regional Issues Read more

Death of 600-mile pipeline leaves ‘zombie easements’

Card – The Recorder – 3/18/21

Daniel Shaffer March 19, 2021 Local & ACP, Regional Issues Read more

Friends of Nelson fighting for pipeline easements to be released

Card – NBC29 News – 3/7/21

Daniel Shaffer March 19, 2021 Local & ACP, Regional Issues Read more

Living with natural gas pipelines: Appalachian landowners describe fear, anxiety and loss

Card – The Conversation – 2/3/21

Daniel Shaffer February 19, 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.

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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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