Update 275

New EPA Navigable Waters Rule Challenged in Court

A group of conservation organizations on April 29 filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of South Carolina, Charleston District, challenging the Trump Administration’s Navigable Waters Protection Rule, which was published as a final rule on April 21. The

SELC: Dominion plan anchored on pollution

Card – The Recorder – 5/7/20 Related: Dominion Energy’s Costly New Energy Blueprint Fails to Meet Challenge of Virginia’s Clean Energy Transition

Thousands of Virginians, Scores of National Groups Tell Dominion CEO and Shareholders to Abandon Atlantic Coast Pipeline

Card – Blue Virginia – 5/6/20

Dominion expects bills to rise to pay for renewable mandates

Card – NBC29 News – 5/4/20

Clean Economy Act will help Virginia’s economic recovery

Card – Virginia Mercury – 5/7/20

Report of pipeline slips in West Virginia under investigation, raises concern

Card – The Roanoke Times – 5-3-20

Feds find safety problems at W.Va pipeline project

Card – E&E Energywire – 5/7/20

SCC rules Virginia Natural Gas pipeline expansion hearings will proceed as planned

Card -Virginia Mercury – 5/5/20

U.S. Supreme Court decision on groundwater discharges is a huge win for the environment

Card – Virginia Mercury – 5/1/20

D.C. Circuit Hears Argument about Vital FERC Energy Storage Order

Card – E&E Greenwire – 5/5/20 Related: Utilities battle in court over FERC storage order

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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.