Is Joe Manchin Worth Compromising With Anymore?

Card – The New Republic – 5/2/22

With construction at a standstill, Mountain Valley Pipeline looks for solutions

Card – The Roanoke Times – 3/20/22 Related: Manchin Pushes Defense Production Act for Natural Gas Pipeline

Can waste coal help build cellphones and rechargeable batteries?

Card – Cardinal News – 3/16/22

Buffalo Creek — 50 years later

Card – WV Metro News – 2/25/22

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. For obvious reasons, the West Virginia Highlands

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

Senate approves ceding site-specific water pollution permit limit oversight, weakening some water quality standards

Card – Charleston Gazette-Mail – 1/31/22

Concerns raised over hydrogen hub proposal for Appalachia

A coalition of energy, petrochemical and steel companies announced on February 3 the formation of an alliance to develop a low-carbon and hydrogen industrial hub in the Appalachian region, specifically in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The group plans to

Appeals on MVP water certification filed with Fourth Circuit

The December decisions by Virginia and West Virginia to grant water certificates to the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) have been appealed to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Appalachian Mountain Advocates (Appalmad) filed with the Fourth Circuit on behalf of

Army Corps of Engineers again pushes back deadline for DEP decision on key water permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline

Card – Charleston Gazette-Mail – 11/30/21

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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.