Month: April 2020

Normane: Correcting the record on pipeline activity

Card – The Roanoke Times – 4/8/20 Related: Lawsuit: Contaminated soil was Big Run-bound

Coronavirus Is a Dress Rehearsal for Climate Change

Card – The Nation – 4/8/20

Oil and Gas Pipelines Are Still Being Built as the Rest of the Economy Shuts Down

Card – Truthout – 4/5/20 Related: Amid COVID-19 pandemic, some pipeline projects push forward while others falter nationwide

In the Midst of the Coronavirus Pandemic, Construction Is Set to Resume on the Keystone Pipeline

Card – The New Yorker – 4/7/20 Related: Alberta’s $5.3 Billion Backing of Keystone XL Signals Vulnerability of Canadian Oil

New York State Codifies Fracking Ban in Budget

Card – Natural Resources Defense Council – 4/3/20

We’re Thinking about Climate Change the Wrong Way

Card – Scientific American – 4/8/20 Related: America Needs A Green Marshall Plan To Fight COVID-19 And Climate Change

Oil Companies Are Collapsing, but Wind and Solar Energy Keep Growing

Card -The New York Times – 4/7/20 Related: The coronavirus is hitting renewable energy supply chains and factories, and could slow the global energy transition

ABRA Unveils New Pipeline Mapping Systems

Two new online mapping systems have been created by ABRA to assist allies who are fighting the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and other pipeline projects in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia and in North Carolina. Both systems are based on

Clarification Sought from Virginia DEQ on Storage Yard Requirements

ABRA has asked the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for clarification in how the agency reviews land-disturbing activities associated with a pipeline project, such as the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), but which are removed from the actual route of

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.