Communications intern Noah Vickers reports on six climate rallies that recently took place in support of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative in Virginia.
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Advocates rallied statewide to protest move to withdraw Virginia from Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Community members gathered to protest Gov. Youngkin’s plan to withdraw Virginia from RGGI, an action announced by Secretary of Natural Resources Travis Voyles at the State Air Pollution Control Board meeting earlier today.
How the Coal Mine Cleanup System is Failing
The bankruptcy of coal company Blackjewel has exposed many flaws in the current mine cleanup system.
TAGS: Aily Branch Mine blackjewel coal bankruptcy mine cleanup mine reclamation mine runoff Virginia
Virginia Agency Orders Bristol to Address Polluting Landfill
Residents are hopeful after the Bristol Virginia City Council responds to the state Department of Environmental Quality’s order to address landfill concerns.
Solar Panels on Southwest Virginia Schools Signal a Diversifying Economy
School solar projects demonstrate how Virginia’s coalfield counties are diversifying their economies and energy options with solar power.
TAGS: Appalachian Solar Finance Fund Electric Utilities Mountain Empire Community College Renewable Energy Solar Solar Workgroup of Southwest Virginia southwest virginia Virginia
Virginia Governor Aims to Remove State from Greenhouse Gas Initiative
In 2021 Gov. Glenn Youngkin campaigned on a promise to get Virginia out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative — a cooperative effort among 12 states to cap and reduce carbon emissions while investing in clean energy, energy efficiency and…
SELC, Appalachian Voices seek release of opinion that Virginia’s withdrawal from RGGI would violate law
CONTACT: Alexandra Werner-Winslow, SELC Communications Manager (VA), awernerwinslow@selcva.org, (434) 977-4090 Peter Anderson, Appalachian Voices Virginia Policy Director, peter@appvoices.org, (434) 249-6446 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Today the Southern Environmental Law Center filed suit in Charlottesville Circuit Court on behalf of Appalachian Voices…
TAGS: air pollution control board Gov. Glenn Youngkin rggi Southern Environmental Law Center Virginia
Support shown for the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative with a “march backwards”
Rallygoers in Richmond opposed Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s efforts to remove Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
TAGS: Chesapeake Climate Action Network clean energy and community flood preparedness act Energy Efficiency Gov. Glenn Youngkin regional greenhouse gas initiative Virginia Virginia Interfaith Power & Light
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.
TAGS: economic development land use Solar Utility-Scale Solar Virginia Virginia Clean Economy Act workforce development
