Detailed results of the 2020 U.S. Census reveal population shifts that could have longer-term impacts on politics and public policy. Overall, Virginia’s population grew from 2010 to 2020 by nearly 7.9%, to 8.6 million. In the mountainous areas of Virginia,
Virginia Senators push for new National Scenic Area on Shenandoah Mountain
- – NPR: WMRA – 3/30/22
Shenandoah Mountain Scenic Area a step closer to reality
Virginia Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner introduced on March 23 the Shenandoah Mountain Act of 2022, which would designate more than 92,000 acres of the George Washington National Forest as the Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area (SMCSA). If enacted,
Work started on new Brush Mountain trail project
- – The Roanoke Times – 7/20/20
New Study Says Landslides Are a Serious Threat to the ACP
The routes of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), as well as the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), pass through the most landslide-prone landscape in the United States, according to a new study released June 11 by the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance (ABRA).
High time to relocate troubled ACP project
- – The Recorder – 3/5/20
Climate change threatens a giant of West Virginia’s landscape
- – Charleston Gazette-Mail – 11/24/19
In search for cheaper, longer energy storage, mountain gravity could eventually top lithium-ion
- – Utility Dive – 11/12/19
North Carolina approved one pipeline. Why is it now questioning another?
- – The News & Observer – 11/6/19
IN MEMORIUM: April Pierson-Keating
April Pierson-Keating, founder of the Mountain Lakes Preservation Alliance, an ABRA member, passed away September 28. April was an inspiration to all who knew and worked with her. Her efforts on behalf of environmental issues in West Virginia and her contributions to the greater welfare of her community were exemplary.