With the signing of the budget, the Virginia General Assembly wrapped up a session filled with challenges and disappointments.
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Even as 2022 Virginia General Assembly wraps up, threats of environmental rollbacks continue
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Planning ahead for a bright future in Virginia
Solar is essential to meeting urgent emissions reduction goals, but concerns about smart land use and the community and environmental impacts of large-scale solar don’t have easy answers.
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Solar advocates score victory for schools, localities in APCO territory
CONTACT: Chelsea Barnes, Legislative Director, chelsea@appvoices.org, 276-207-9636 Norton, VA – Local government officials and Appalachian Power Co. announced today that schools and localities in the utility’s territory will be permitted to use net metering and solar financing programs consistent with…
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