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RICHMOND – Today, the Trump Administration approved permits allowing the use of seismic blasting to search for oil in the mid-Atlantic. The permits, issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service, give companies the green light to begin searching for oil off our coast using a practice known to harm important marine life, and comes as […]
RICHMOND – Today, the Northam Administration announced its replacements of Samuel Bleicher and Rebecca Rubin on the Air Pollution Control Board, which came in the middle of a high-stakes regulatory decision pertaining to a permit for Dominion Energy’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline. In response to today’s news, Michael Town, executive director of the Virginia League of Conservation […]
RICHMOND – Today, the Northam Administration announced it had reached an agreement requiring inclusion of the “Historic Pond” at Chesapeake Energy Center in any future regulatory solutions to Virginia’s toxic coal ash problem. For years, this site has been polluting the adjacent Elizabeth River with arsenic and other known pollutants. It is also the coal […]
Dominion unable to articulate why their pipeline is needed RICHMOND – Today, the State Air Pollution Control Board delayed taking action on an air permit for the proposed Buckingham County compressor station until their December meeting. If approved, this facility, citied in the majority black community of Union Hill, will pump downstream natural gas from […]
Certification issued by state regulators ignores clear evidence that pipeline construction imperils clean water, Virginia communities RICHMOND – Today, the Department of Environmental Quality issued final permits needed for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to move from the tree-clearing phase to full-bore construction of its dangerous, unnecessary 42-inch diameter natural gas pipeline, which will impact more […]
SAN FRANCISO – Today, at the Global Climate Action Summit, a delegation from Virginia announced new, ambitious plans from the Northam administration to act on climate change by further reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions in Virginia and to do its part to address the growing acidification of our oceans. The plans outline Virginia’s intention to […]
RICHMOND – Today, the Trump Administration announced it’s moving forward with a rule to formally replace the Clean Power Plan with a much weaker rule that clearly threatens public health and moves us in the wrong direction when it comes to acting on climate change. The rule, signed by Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler this […]
Start Date: Immediately Reports to: Executive Director Positions reporting to this Position: Office Assistant Organization Overview The Virginia League of Conservation Voters (Virginia LCV) works to turn conservation and environmental values into state and local priorities. Virginia LCV advocates for sound environmental laws and policies, holds elected officials accountable for their votes and actions, and […]
Start Date: Immediately Reports to: Deputy Director Positions reporting to this Position: None Organization Overview The Virginia League of Conservation Voters (Virginia LCV) works to turn conservation and environmental values into state and local priorities. Virginia LCV advocates for sound environmental laws and policies, holds elected officials accountable for their votes and actions, and strives […]
Start Date: September 1, 2018 Reports to: Executive Director Positions reporting to this Position: Civic Engagement Director, Advocacy Manager, Government Relations Manager, Communications Manager Organization Overview The Virginia League of Conservation Voters (Virginia LCV) works to turn conservation and environmental values into state and local priorities. Virginia LCV advocates for sound environmental laws and policies, […]
