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Climate change fueled 3rd costliest losses ever in 2021 — less than half of that property was insured

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  • – Market Watch – 1/25/22
Daniel Shaffer January 28, 2022 Big Picture Read more

The quest for a power grid that can withstand extreme weather

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  • – Vox – 12/2/21
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New climate-focused planning processes seen as necessary for power system resilience

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  • – S&P Global – 6/2/21
Daniel Shaffer June 11, 2021 Big Picture Read more

Texas grid crisis exposes environmental justice rifts

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  • – E&E Energywire – 2/23/21
Daniel Shaffer March 11, 2021 Big Picture Read more

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
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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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