RICHMOND \u2013 Today, Governor Northam appointed Jehmal Hudson to serve as the next judge on the Virginia State Corporation Commission \u2013 the first African American to hold a position on this regulatory body since its inception in 1902. Hudson comes to the post with particular expertise on energy issues, making him especially qualified to make decisions about our energy future and how to best regulate our state\u2019s utilities \u2013 core duties of the SCC.<\/p>\n
In response to the Governor\u2019s action, Michael Town, director ejecutivo de la Virginia League of Conservation Voters<\/strong>, emiti\u00f3 la siguiente declaraci\u00f3n:<\/p>\n \u201cAs Virginia moves toward implementing a 100 percent clean energy mandate, it will be vital that the SCC helps guide this process in a way that protects both clean air and ratepayers. We also know that after years of powerful energy monopolies putting their thumb on the scale, Virginia\u2019s overdue for needed reforms to ensure a fairer, more just regulatory structure in the Commonwealth \u2013 one that prioritizes Virginians over corporate profits. This is important, difficult work and we are glad Governor Northam has picked a judge with the breadth of experience and expertise to tackle these challenges head-on.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" RICHMOND \u2013 Today, Governor Northam appointed Jehmal Hudson to serve as the next judge on the Virginia State Corporation Commission \u2013 the first African American to hold a position on this regulatory body since its inception in 1902. Hudson comes to the post with particular expertise on energy issues, making him especially qualified to make […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-582","valcv_release","type-valcv_release","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/valcv.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/valcv_release\/582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/valcv.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/valcv_release"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/valcv.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/valcv_release"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/valcv.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/valcv_release\/582\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/valcv.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}