Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has released this week an agenda and background materials for the meetings next month of the State Water Control Board to consider approving water quality certificates, under Sec. 401 of the federal Clean Water

Eminent Domain Law Suits on MVP Hit a Bump

A federal judge has slowed efforts by the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) to fast-track one of the lawsuits against hundreds of landowners to use eminent domain to gain easements necessary for the project to be built. U.S. District Judge John

Requests Filed for FERC to Rehear Permit Decisions on ACP and MVP

Several requests for rehearing of the decision to approve the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the Mountain Valley Pipeline were made to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Monday, November 13. ABRA Update readers were advised of the ACP filing

Atlantic Coast Pipeline set to seize private property for 600-mile project

Card – The News Observer =- 11/16/17

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.