Pipeline developers suing hundreds of Va., W.Va. landowners

Card – The Roanoke Times – 11/3/17

Landowners Express Concerns to Virginia State Water Control Board

Over two dozen affected landowners and others concerned about the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) and the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) provided commentary May 17 to the Virginia State Water Control Board on the dangers to state water quality posed by

Landowners Launch Call to Defund the Mountain Valley Pipeline as Movement Grows

Card – Oil Change International – 5/18/17

Pipeline foes feel fear, burning rage

Card – The Recorder – 4/27/17

Local landowners join forces to stop pipeline

Card http://www.roanoke-chowannewsherald.com/2017/01/26/local-landowners-join-forces-to-stop-pipeline/

West Virginia Supreme Court Strikes Down MVP Pipeline Surveys

The Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) is not vested with the right of eminent domain to survey land, so ruled the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals on November 15. The decision affirms an August 2015 ruling by the Circuit Court

WV Supreme Court sides with landowners on unauthorized gas line surveys

Card Charleston Gazette-Mail – 11/15/16 Related Articles: West Virginia Supreme Court sides with landowners in pipeline survey case Supreme Court rules for landowners

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.