Month: February 2017

Exxon’s Nod to Climate Change: A Board Member Who’s an Expert on It

Card – Inside Climate News – 1/26/17

Your Help Is Needed: Support the Forest Service

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released last Fall a new schedule for its consideration of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP). FERC asked the National Forest Service (USFS) to comment on the schedule. Final approval of the project by FERC

It’s Not Too Late to Voice Your Concerns to VOF

The Virginia Outdoors Foundation (VOF) is scheduled to consider on February 9 the application by Dominion Transmission, Inc. to receive approval for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to cross 11 conservation easements in Highland, Bath, Augusta and Nelson Counties held

N.C. Walk to Protect Our Peoples and the Places We Live: March 4-19, 2017

The North Carolina Alliance to Protect Our Peoples and the Places We Live (APPPL) is organizing a Walk along the 205-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline route in NC, beginning on Saturday March 4 at the Virginia-North Carolina border in Northhampton County,

Advocates say feds downplaying climate impacts of pipelines

Card – Southeast Energy News – 1/19/17

Dominion reapplies for easement conversions

Card – The Recorder – 1/19/17

Pipeline company’s surveying suit will advance, Nelson judge rules

Card – Richmond Times-Dispatch – 1/19/17

Shifflett: Environmental review is flawed

Card – Roanoke Times – 1/15/17

Virginia General Assembly Session Opens. What Can We Expect on Energy Issues?

Card – Blue Virginia – 1/16/17

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.