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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 […]

RICHMOND – Last night, the Alexandria City Council adopted a bold, forward-looking plan for climate action and sustainability, including commitments to cut greenhouse gases in half over the coming decade, accelerate the city’s transition to renewable energy, electrify its fleet of vehicles, and ensure that all new construction is carbon neutral by 2030. In response […]

Climate obstruction, coal ash cleanup highlight fast-paced session RICHMOND – Today, the Virginia League of Conservation Voters released its 2019 General Assembly Conservation Scorecard, the only comprehensive tool for voters in Virginia to see whether their lawmakers are prioritizing the environment when they’re in Richmond. The votes scored in this year’s scorecard cover a wide […]

RICHMOND – Today, Governor Northam announced he would not be vetoing harmful language in the budget intended to block from going into effect an important safeguard that cuts carbon pollution. The rule, passed by the State Air Pollution Control Board April 19, would cut carbon emissions from power plants 30 percent over the coming decade, while linking […]

Vote secures Virginia’s place as a leader in climate action RICHMOND – Today, the State Air Pollution Control Board voted in favor of a strong rule to cut carbon pollution from Virginia’s dirtiest power plants. Between 2020 and 2030, this important safeguard will result in a 30 percent reduction of harmful carbon. Passage of this […]

RICHMOND – Today, the Virginia General Assembly reconvened in Richmond for the one-day “Veto Session,” to consider all gubernatorial vetoes and amendments to bills passed during the regular 2019 legislative session. On today’s docket were several measures that passed during the regular session aimed at curbing Virginia’s ability to address climate change, obstructionist tactics that […]

RICHMOND – Today, the State Water Control Board voted not to move forward with revoking permits it had issued allowing construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline in Southwest Virginia, after voting in December to begin that process following hundreds of environmental violations by the pipeline developer. In response to today’s vote, Lee Francis, deputy director […]

RICHMOND – The Virginia League of Conservation Voters today released the Virginia congressional delegation’s scores in the League of Conservation Voters’ 2018 National Environmental Scorecard. The Scorecard is the primary yardstick for evaluating the environmental records of every member of Congress, and is available for download here, in Spanish here, and online at scorecard.lcv.org. “Virginia’s […]