Card – Virginia Mercury – 12/21/21
2021 has been a consequential year of transition for ABRA
The past year has been an important year of transition for the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance. Among our accomplishments have been: Transitioning from an organization dedicated to defeating the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to an alliance with the long-term goal of promoting
Two legal challenges to MVP heard before Fourth Circuit
A three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments on October 29 on two separate cases brought by ABRA members challenging permits issued for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). The first case, Wild Virginia v. U.S.
A virtual tour of Proposed Shenandoah Mountain Scenic Area
Friends of Shenandoah Mountain (FSM), a long-time ABRA member, has proposed that a 90,000-acre tract of the George Washington National Forest be designated by Congress as a National Scenic Area. FSM has just created a virtual tour of the proposed
The United States Isn’t Ready for the New Phase of Climate Change
Card – Foreign Affairs – 9/8/21
Complaint filed to obtain records Forest Service is withholding
A complaint was filed August 3 with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to obtain information from the U.S. Forest Service that it has withheld for over a year about the proposed Gauley Healthy Forest Restoration Project
National Academies to study potential impacts of gold mining in Virginia
Card – Virginia Mercury – 8/10/21 Related: NAS agrees to study gold mining
China Breached Dozens of Pipeline Companies in Past Decade, U.S. Says
Card – The New York Times – 7/20/21
Biden Administration Defends Huge Alaska Oil Drilling Project
Card – The New York Times – 5/26/21
City, County Support Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area Designation
Card – Daily News-Herald – 3/26/21