Dominion Energy Plans to Put New Coal Ash Landfill on Potomac River

Card – Chesapeake Bay Magazine – 2/21/22

House panel rejects metals mining study

Card – Virginia Mercury – 2/7/22

Idaho Is Sitting on One of the Most Important Elements on Earth

Card – The Atlantic – 1/24/22 Related: Idaho has biggest U.S. deposit of metal vital for clean energy. Is mining boom coming? Read more at: https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/business/article257678943.html#storylink=cpy Also: Visualizing China’s Dominance in Clean Energy Metals

Exploratory drilling for copper, zinc underway in Pittsylvania County as new environmental coalition forms

Card – Danville Register & Bee – 12/13/21 Related: Press Pause on metal mining in Virginia

Resident group opposed to gold mining

Card – The Farmville Herald – 12/10/21

How the U.S. Lost Ground to China in the Contest for Clean Energy

Card – The New York Times – 11/21/21

Clean energy faces its own supply chain crisis

Card – The Verge – 11/17/21

Proposed Buckingham County Gold Mine

Sponsor: Friends of Buckingham Developer: Aston Bay Since at least 2016, Aston Bay Holdings has drilled more than 20 exploratory holes in the A-1 agricultural zone on land situated between Yogaville and the Union Hill community. Other Buckingham County locations

The might of metals in the clean energy transition

Card – GreenBiz – 2/10/21

Where Will The Materials For Our Clean Energy Future Come From?

Card – The Verge – 2/15/19

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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.