Month: July 2020

How a New Effort to Trace Emissions, Led by Al Gore, Could Reshape Climate Talks

Card – Time – 7/16/20

Study identifies Kansas as promising state for wind energy development with little impact on wildlife

Card – Topeka Capital-Journal – 7/11/20

‘We won the impossible fight’: Nelsonians react to news of Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s demise

Card – The News & Advance – 7/6/20 Related: ‘A thorn in their side’: Nelson County stands out in its fight against now-canceled Atlantic Coast Pipeline

Landowners hopeful, but wary after cancellation of Atlantic Coast Pipeline

Card – Richmond Times-Dispatch – 7/7/20

SELC’s pipeline team reflects on the path to victory

Card – Southern Environmental Law Center – 7/9/20

Three Lessons Learned from the Axed Atlantic Coast Pipeline

Card – Natural Resources Defense Council – 7/6/20

‘Pray and Delay’ v. Dominion, Duke

Card – Appalachian Chronicle – 7/7/20

Atlantic Coast Pipeline cancelation an economic bust for West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina

Card – The Mountaineer – 7/7/20

Dominion takes financial hit as company jettisons pipeline and gas transmission business

Card – Richmond Times-Dispatch – 7/6/20

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.