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Update 147

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WV DEP Asks Federal Court to Vacate 401 Certification for MVP

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) filed a motion in federal court to invalidate its earlier approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). Under section 401 of the Clean Water Act, individual states must certify that interstate gas

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Faith Leaders, Pipeline Activists Demonstrate at Virginia DEQ Offices

Hundreds of demonstrators showed up September 13 at the various offices of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to express concerns about the how the agency is conducting its water quality certification review of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Mountain

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Dominion and Duke Project Slower Electricity Demand

“For both Dominion and Duke, actual electricity consumption has been essentially flat for the past few years, leading the utilities recently to be less optimistic about growth,” states a September 8 report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial

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New Analyses Challenge the Economics of the ACP

A new study, released this week, by the Rachel Carson Council calls the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline “unnecessary, unsafe and unjust.”  Blast Zone, explores the economic and political forces driving the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP).  The study examines the “bridge

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DOE Fuel Use Projections for Electricity: Renewables Up; Natural Gas Down

The new Short-Term Energy Outlook from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), released September 12, projects the generation of electricity from renewables to increase significantly between 2016 and 2018, while the share of natural gas as a generating fuel will

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Next FERC Meeting Does Not Include MVP on Agenda

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will next convene on Wednesday, September 20.  The published agenda for the meeting, which will be the first with a quorum of commissioners since February, does not include consideration of issuing a certification for

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Burgeoning legal movement pits landowners against pipelines

Card – E&E News – 9/13/17

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Alliance protests urgent pipeline request

Card – The Recorder – 9/14/17

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Police cite 19 at pipeline protest in downtown Richmond

Card – CBS 6 News – 9/14/17

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Hundreds of Faith Leaders Across Virginia Protest Gas Pipelines and Pray for Gov. McAuliffe

Card – Blue Virginia – 9/13/17

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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.

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The Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and protecting the environmental integrity of the Allegheny-Blue Ridge region and the surrounding  Central Appalachian Highlands of Virginia and West Virginia.

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