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U.S. Interior Department Orders WV To Bolster Coal Mine Cleanup Program

Card – E&E Greenwire – 9/28/21

In August of last year, shortly after the cancellation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, ABRA announced the launch of a new program…the Conservation Hub. Building on the experience and success of the Compliance Surveillance Initiative, or CSI, a monitoring and

ABRA Embarks on Exciting New Directions

In August ABRA launched its new Conservation Hub, a program designed to enhance the capabilities of environmental, conservation and citizen groups to better assess the impacts of projects in the greater Allegheny-Blue Ridge region and to help assure that the

ABRA Pursues Additional New Initiatives

With the July 5 cancellation of the Atlantic Coat Pipeline (ACP), ABRA is focusing on several other initiatives, in addition to the new Conservation Hub program. ABRA’s work on the ACP will continue over the next year and beyond to

Utility efficiency programs offer model to merge climate, racial justice solutions

Card – Energy News Network – 7/2/20

Appalachian Headwaters: Healing Environmental Degradation

This is the first in a series of periodic profiles of programs and activities that seek to protect, enrich and restore the natural resources of the Allegheny-Blue Ridge region. The damage to the ecosystems of the central Appalachian region from

Dominion’s green energy package comes with a catch: coal. Businesses aren’t happy.

Card – Virginia Mercury – 10/30/19

On energy efficiency, unfortunately, utilities remain in the driver’s seat

Card – Virginia Mercury – 10/11/19

Interfaith organization launches Climate in the Pulpits program

Card – Augusta Free Press – 7/14/19

Governor Northam Announces Launch of ConserveVirginia

Card – Blue Virginia – 4/9/19

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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.