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US needs to brace itself for more deadly storms, experts say

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  • – Associated Press – 2/18/21
Daniel Shaffer February 26, 2021 Big Picture Read more

Wildfires and weather extremes: It’s not coincidence, it’s climate change

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  • – CBS News – 9/10/20
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  • Think 2020′s disasters are wild? Experts see worse in future
Daniel Shaffer September 11, 2020 Big Picture Read more

Updated Information!

The June 4 issue of ABRA Update (#279) featured the photos below of pipe storage yards for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline near Bealeton, VA (l) and Culpeper, VA (r).  The photo caption said the pipe had been stored at the locations for over 18 months. 

Daniel Shaffer June 12, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more

Limpert: Here’s why pipelines are dangerous

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  • – The Roanoke Times – 4/8/20
Daniel Shaffer April 10, 2020 Regional & MVP Read more

New state report: The climate crisis is coming home to roost in NC

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  • – NC Policy Watch – 3/13/20
Daniel Shaffer March 20, 2020 Local & ACP Read more

U.S. Fed charts its own course on climate change, too

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  • – Reuters – 10/2/19
Daniel Shaffer October 4, 2019 Big Picture Read more

Climate change could cost the U.S. up to 10.5 percent of its GDP by 2100, study finds

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  • – Washington Post – 8/19/19
Daniel Shaffer August 23, 2019 Big Picture Read more

Too much rain is messing with pipeline operators’ infrastructure plans

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  • – Pittsburg Post-Gazette – 8/5/19
Daniel Shaffer August 12, 2019 Big Picture Read more

Climate change: how the jet stream is changing your weather

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  • – Financial Times – 8/6/19
Daniel Shaffer August 12, 2019 Big Picture Read more

Climate change is already hurting fruit breeders, and consumers could soon feel the pain

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  • – The Washington Post – 3/28/19
Daniel Shaffer March 29, 2019 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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