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Update 327

Protecting West Virginia’s Public Lands from Expanded Use of ORV/ATVs

Sponsor: West Virginia Highlands Conservancy
Developer: Lobbyists & Legislators in WV

Lobbyists and legislators have persistently promoted off-highway vehicle recreation on West Virginia’s public lands, Federal and state, for the last two years.

Daniel Shaffer February 25, 2022February 25, 2022 Hub Read more

Permit problems continue to mount for Mountain Valley Pipeline

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers created another delay for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) when it announced in a February 9 letter that it would not finalize action on a permit for the project to cross rivers,

Daniel Shaffer February 25, 2022 Pipeline Updates Read more

Off-road vehicles pose threat to public lands

A new project added this week to ABRA’s Conservation Hub highlights the growing threat off-road-vehicles (ORVs) pose to the environmental integrity of public lands.  Sponsored by the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, the project includes an interactive online map to help educate the public and legislators regarding the impacts on West Virginia’s public lands. 

Daniel Shaffer February 25, 2022February 25, 2022 Pipeline Updates Read more

The ACP was canceled but we still lost our land

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  • – Appalachian Voices – 2/21/22
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Mountain Valley facing ‘greater uncertainty,’ lead partner in pipeline project says

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  • – The Roanoke Times – 2/22/22
  • Related:
  • Equitrans says it’s still committed to Mountain Valley Pipeline but completion date uncertain
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The Mountain Valley Pipeline Can Never Be Completed—Time For Everyone to Admit It

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  • – Common Dreams – 2/19/22
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Developers halt Va. natural gas pipeline

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  • – E&E News – 2/15/22
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Air and water board bills hurt businesses and communities

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  • – Virginia Mercury – 2/21/22
  • Related:
  • Va. Senate Democrats pass GOP bill to remove power of citizen environmental boards
  • Bill to strip state environmental boards of permitting authority is a big mistake
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Planned wind farm in Botetourt County again looking for a buyer of its renewable energy

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  • – The Roanoke Times – 2/23/22
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Dominion Energy Plans to Put New Coal Ash Landfill on Potomac River

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  • – Chesapeake Bay Magazine – 2/21/22
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The Allegheny Blue-Ridge Alliance (ABRA) is a coalition of conservation organizations dedicated to promoting and protecting the environmental integrity of the Allegheny-Blue Ridge region, which encompasses the Central Appalachian Highlands area of Virginia and West Virginia.

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