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Update 294

Your Help Is Needed. Our New Initiatives Will Require Funding.

ABRA’s new program directions will require new sources of funding.  We welcome and encourage contributions to support our continuing work to promote and protect the ecological integrity of the Allegheny-Blue Ridge region.  Tax-exempt donations may be made to ABRA, as follows:

By check: Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance,

Daniel Shaffer October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more

ABRA Embarks on Exciting New Directions

In August ABRA launched its new Conservation Hub, a program designed to enhance the capabilities of environmental, conservation and citizen groups to better assess the impacts of projects in the greater Allegheny-Blue Ridge region and to help assure that the overall environmental integrity of the region is maintained.

Daniel Shaffer October 23, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more

ABRA Pursues Additional New Initiatives

With the July 5 cancellation of the Atlantic Coat Pipeline (ACP), ABRA is focusing on several other initiatives, in addition to the new Conservation Hub program.

  • ABRA’s work on the ACP will continue over the next year and beyond to assure that there is a responsible and thorough restoration of the land disturbance that occurred along the route,
Daniel Shaffer October 23, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more

Buckingham – There’s gold in them thar hills

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  • – The Farmville Herald – 10/21/20
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  • Buckingham’s next environmental fight? Maybe gold mining.
Daniel Shaffer October 23, 2020 Regional & MVP Read more

A budget amendment is laying down the tracks for a Shenandoah Valley rail trail

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  • – Virginia Mercury – 10/19/20
Daniel Shaffer October 23, 2020 Regional & MVP Read more

FERC study finds no risk from protective coating of Mountain Valley Pipeline

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  • – The Roanoke Times – 10/8/20
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  • Too Much Sun Degrades Coatings That Keep Pipes From Corroding, Risking Leaks, Spills and Explosions
Daniel Shaffer October 23, 2020 Regional & MVP Read more

Virginia Department Of Environmental Quality Completes Environmental Justice Study

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  • – Virginia Department of Environmental Quality – 10/16/20
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  • Long-awaited environmental justice study calls for ‘a cultural shift’ at DEQ
Daniel Shaffer October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 Local & ACP Read more

Dominion offshore wind turbines complete reliability testing

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  • – Virginia Business – 10/14/20
Daniel Shaffer October 23, 2020 Regional & MVP Read more

Inside the Utility Company Lobbying Blitz That Will Hike Electric Bills

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  • – ProPublica – 10/9/20
Daniel Shaffer October 23, 2020 Regional & MVP Read more

The Trump Administration Is Reversing Nearly 100 Environmental Rules. Here’s the Full List.

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  • – The New York Times – 10/15/20
Daniel Shaffer October 23, 2020 Big Picture Read more
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The Allegheny Blue-Ridge Alliance (ABRA) is a coalition of organizations concerned about the natural gas pipeline that Dominion Resources and its partner companies have proposed to build through portions of West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina.

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