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Mountain Valley Pipeline

Federal proposal requiring Mountain Valley Pipeline completion halted

Card – Virginia Mercury – 9/27/22

Daniel Shaffer October 5, 2022 Regional Issues Read more

Opinion: It’s not too late to call it quits on the Mountain Valley Pipeline

Card – The Washington Post – 6/1/22

Daniel Shaffer June 10, 2022 Regional Issues Read more

Pipeline developer urges replacement of 4th Circuit Panel

Card – E&E News – 5/17/22 Related: Green Judges vs. American Gas

Daniel Shaffer May 20, 2022 Regional Issues Read more

MVP asks 4th Circuit to assign new judges to its cases

Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (MVP, LLC) has requested that the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals randomly assign judges to hear future cases involving appeals over permits for the Mountain Valley Pipeline.  In a May 16 petition filed with the Fourth

Daniel Shaffer May 20, 2022 Pipeline Updates Read more

Mountain Valley pipeline delayed as costs rise to $6.6B

Card – E&E News – 5/4/22

Daniel Shaffer May 11, 2022 Regional Issues Read more

MVP admits to more delays, cost overruns

Equitrans Midstream Corporation (ETRN), the largest owner (48%) and operator of the still uncompleted Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), announced on May 3 that the pipeline is not expected to be in operation until the “second half of 2023 at a

Daniel Shaffer May 11, 2022 Pipeline Updates Read more

Opposition voiced to invoking Defense Production Act for MVP

Twenty-four conservation groups, including ABRA, joined by 17 Virginia state legislators, wrote U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warne on April 22 to express strong opposition to a March 10 recommendation by West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin that the Biden

Daniel Shaffer May 11, 2022 Pipeline Updates Read more

Federal regulators issue key approval for Mountain Valley Pipeline, but project faces fresh legal scrutiny

Card – Charleston Gazette-Mail – 4/12/22 Related: FERC conditions amendment approval on MVP restoring federal permits

Daniel Shaffer April 20, 2022 Regional Issues Read more

Marshall: Chickahominy Power plant is dead. Is the Mountain Valley Pipeline next?

Card – The Roanoke Times – 4/8/22

Daniel Shaffer April 20, 2022 Regional Issues Read more

FERC approves change in stream crossings for MVP

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has granted a request from the Mountain Valley Pipeline to change its crossing method for some 180 bodies of water and wetlands.  FERC’s April 8 Order allows the project to bore under the bodies

Daniel Shaffer April 20, 2022 Pipeline Updates 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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