Predatory residential solar installers could sow mistrust, advocates fear

Card – Virginia Mercury – 5/25/22

Public comments again sought on Botetourt County wind farm

Card – The Roanoke Times – 5/20/22

New Comment Period and Public Meeting Announced for Rocky Forge Wind Farm’s Modified Permit

Card – Rocky Forge Wind – 5/18/22

Off-road vehicles pose threat to public lands

A new project added this week to ABRA’s Conservation Hub highlights the growing threat off-road-vehicles (ORVs) pose to the environmental integrity of public lands. Sponsored by the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, the project includes an interactive online map to help

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

Card – Chesapeake Bay Magazine – 2/21/22

FERC issues ‘historic’ overhaul of pipeline approvals

Card – E&E News – 2/18/22 Related: Manchin blast changes in FERC pipeline approval process

Biden outpaces Trump in issuing drilling permits on public lands

Card – The Washington Post – 1/27/22

Environmental concerns dominate Army Corps public comment hearing on key permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline

Card – Charleston Gazette-Mail – 11/2/21

At issue in Chickahominy Pipeline hearing: Just what is a public utility?

Card – Virginia Mercury – 11/4/21

Court sends Jordan Cove LNG project back to FERC

Card – E&E Energywire – 11/2/21 Related: Court grills FERC on climate, eminent domain review of gas project

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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.