- – Bloomberg – 10/4/19
Inside the Supreme Court showdown over Atlantic Coast
- – E&E News – 9/26/19
Pipeline opponents raise more concerns about environmental impact
- – CBS19 News – 9/17/19
Who is ABRA? Cowpasture River Preservation Association
This is the first in a series of profiles of member groups of the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance.
Cowpasture River Preservation Association
The Cowpasture River flows through some of western Virginia’s most scenic, rural landscape. Beginning in Highland County,
“VioBlitz” Uncovers Over 100 Potential MVP Violations
Impacted landowners, concerned citizens, and trained volunteer monitors participated in a “VioBlitz” over the August 9-11 weekend. Sponsored by the West Virginia Rivers Coalition, an ABRA member and a partner in the ABRA CSI program (Compliance Surveillance Initiative), participants traveled portions of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and documented as many permit violations as possible over a 3-day period.
Opposition Voiced Against Corps of Engineers Permit Modifications
The West Virginia Rivers Coalition and 22 other organizations (including ABRA and
several of its members) filed comments on July 26 with the West Virginia Department of
Environmental Protection’s (WVDEP) proposed modification of Nationwide Permit 12 (NWP 12),
West Virginia Legislators Tour MVP Construction Sites
Five members of the West Virginia House of Delegates on July 16 toured construction sites along the Mountain Valley Pipeline route in Summers County, WV, near where the pipeline would cross the Greenbrier River. The tour, which was hosted by the West Virginia Rivers Coalition,
House Votes to Block Trump from Using Clean Energy Funds to Back Fossil Fuels Project
- – Inside Climate News – 6/19/19
Potential gas pipeline expansion to run adjacent to Haw River
- – Elon News Network – 5/9/19
Is This What Dominion Calls ‘Best in Class’?
For the past five years, since announcing plans to build the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), Dominion Energy has touted that its construction of the project would employ “best in class” techniques to prevent sediment runoff from endangering streams and rivers.