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Update 277

Appeals Court Urged to Keep Freeze on Army Corps’ NWP 12 for Pipelines

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has been urged to uphold a Federal District Court in Montana’s ruling prohibiting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Nationwide Permit 12 (NWP12) program from issuing new permits for oil and natural gas pipelines.

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Trump Calls for Reducing Regulations to Aide Economic Recovery

President Trump issued an Executive Order on May 19 to reduce regulatory requirements to support businesses in recovering from the economic downturn brought on by COVID-19.  The Order states that: Agencies should address this economic emergency by rescinding, modifying, waiving,

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Comment Period Extended for Header Improvement Project

The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) has extended the comment period for the proposed Header Improvement Project (HIP), a proposal by Virginia Natural Gas for a pipeline expansion to serve a new power plant in Charles City, VA.  The SCC

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The Future of LNG Exports Increasingly Looks Shaky

A recently released analysis of the future financial prospects for liquified natural gas (LNG) strongly suggests that markets are imploding.  The LNG issue becomes relevant for those concerned about efforts to build new, unneeded natural gas pipelines because of excessive

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New Study: Solar and Wind Puts Existing Coal, Gas at Risk

Solar photovoltaic (PV) and onshore wind are now the cheapest sources of new energy generation sources for at least two-thirds of the global population., according to a new analysis by BloombergNEF (BNEF).    The BNEF analysis “shows that the global benchmark

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Planners Approve Laydown Yard

Card -The News-Gazette – 5/20/20

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Governor should think like a doctor about the pipelines

Card – The Recorder – 5/21/20

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It’s time to electrify Virginia

Card – Virginia Mercury – 5/21/20

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Coal plants disappear in Va. But CO2 is rising

Card – E&E News – 5/20/20 Related: – What part of ‘zero’ doesn’t Dominion understand? – Dominion Just Proved That the Virginia Clean Economy Act Won’t Stop It From Continuing to Push Climate-Killing Fossil Fuels

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With new energy regime only months away, regulators grapple with gas expansion proposal

Card – Virginia Mercury – 25/19/20

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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 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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Rick Webb, Executive Director
Dan Shaffer, GIS Administrator

Post Office Box 96
Monterey, Virginia 24465

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