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Manchin calls for ‘North American minerals alliance’

Card – E&E News – 5/18/22

Daniel Shaffer May 20, 2022 Big Picture Read more

‘Cash for Clunkers’ can cut gas prices, climate change — and Putin’s income

Card – The Hill – 5/5/22

Daniel Shaffer May 11, 2022 Big Picture 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

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

Biden Orders Federal Vehicles and Buildings to Use Renewable Energy by 2050

Card – The Washington Post – 12/8/21 Related: How Biden’s agencies order hits natural gas

Daniel Shaffer December 20, 2021 Big Picture Read more

How the U.S. Lost Ground to China in the Contest for Clean Energy

Card – The New York Times – 11/21/21

Daniel Shaffer December 3, 2021 Big Picture Read more

Off-road vehicles on public lands: a growing issue in WV

Recent efforts in the West Virginia General Assembly to promote off-highway vehicles (ORVs) on public lands is a growing concern among conservation groups in West Virginia.  In the 2021 session of the West Virginia General Assembly there were 8 bills

Daniel Shaffer July 11, 2021 Pipeline Updates Read more

Senate Panel to Advance Electric Car, Clean Energy Tax Credits

Card – Bloomberg Green – 5/26/21

Daniel Shaffer May 28, 2021 Big Picture Read more

Virginia looks to gain ground in states’ slow race on electric vehicle policy

Card – Energy News Network – 3/16/21

Daniel Shaffer March 19, 2021 Local & ACP, Regional Issues Read more

Pandemic’s Cleaner Air Could Reshape What We Know About the Atmosphere

Card – The New York Times – 6/25/20

Daniel Shaffer June 26, 2020 Big Picture Read more

France to End Sale of Diesel and Gasoline Vehicles by 2040

Card – The New York Times – 7/6/17

Daniel Shaffer July 7, 2017 Big Picture Read more

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.

ABRA

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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