RICHMOND – Following today’s pivotal and historic elections for all 140 seats at the General Assembly, voters elected a pro-environmental majority for the first time to the Virginia General Assembly. In response, Michael Town, executive director of the Virginia League of Conservation Voters, issued the following statement: “Since our founding in 2000, Virginia LCV has […]
To: Interested Parties From: Michael Town, Executive Director Re: Virginia LCV’s electoral efforts in 2019 Date: Tuesday, Nov. 5 Today, voters across Virginia are casting ballots in elections that will shape the Commonwealth for years to come. This is especially true when it comes to our environment. For years, anti-environmental legislators who control the General […]
Ads in Richmond, Hampton Roads districts focus on holding corporate polluters accountable, protecting our health RICHMOND – With just 11 days to go before voters cast ballots in pivotal statehouse elections across the Commonwealth, the Virginia League of Conservation Voters PAC today announced it had taken out a near-six-figure radio buy in three battleground districts […]
Environmental group more than doubles number of priority House Districts; electoral efforts in 2019 reach $1.5M RICHMOND – With a Conservation Majority at stake heading toward Election Day and two weeks to go, the Virginia League of Conservation Voters today announced it had expanded the number of priority districts where the organization is investing big […]
RICHMOND – Today, Governor Northam released an Executive Order directing his agencies to develop a plan getting Virginia to 30 percent renewable energy by 2030 and 100 percent carbon-free electricity by mid-century. Additionally, the directive calls for increasing renewable energy usage by state agencies and the executive branch and directs the Secretary of Commerce and […]
RICHMOND – Today, Dominion Energy announced its plans to begin efforts to provide school districts in their service territory with emission-free electric buses. The news comes as Virginia’s largest electric monopoly continues to be on the wrong side of news headlines over its beleaguered Atlantic Coast Pipeline and corrupt business model. In response, Michael Town, […]
RICHMOND – Today, the Secretary of Natural Resources released his final report in response to Executive Order 6 calling for ways to strengthen and improve the Department of Environmental Quality when it comes to transparency, environmental enforcement, permitting, and environmental justice. In response to this report, Michael Town, executive director of the Virginia League of Conservation […]