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RICHMOND – Today, Governor McAuliffe issued Executive Directive 11 instructing the Department of Environmental Quality to develop a state-based regulation to cut carbon emissions from Virginia power plants in a way that allows Virginia to trade carbon allowances through a multi-state trading program and caps carbon at levels that correspond with other participating states with […]
Virginia LCV calls on statewide candidates, officials to reject plans to drill in Virginia waters RICHMOND – Today, President Trump released an executive order that puts offshore drilling in Atlantic waters off Virginia’s coast back in contention. This directive reverses the Obama administration’s moratorium on leasing for oil and gas exploration, which came after heated opposition […]
RICHMOND – During yesterday’s reconvened session, the General Assembly voted to approve Governor McAuliffe’s amendments to Senate Bill 1398, which addressed shortcomings in the legislation that would have allowed Dominion Power to obtain permits to close coal ash storage facilities prior to disclosing pertinent information to state agencies regarding ongoing pollution issues, suitability for long-term […]
RICHMOND – Today, President Trump released an executive order dismantling key clean air protections that protect public health as well as multiple Obama-era efforts to combat climate change, including the signature Clean Power Plan. This latest assault on clean air via executive order follows on the heels of Trump’s proposed budget, which zeroed out funding […]
RICHMOND – Today, Governor McAuliffe amended Senate Bill 1398 to address shortcomings in the legislation that would have allowed Dominion Power to obtain permits to close coal ash storage facilities prior to disclosing pertinent information to state agencies regarding ongoing pollution issues, suitability for long-term storage, and options for closure. Under the amended bill, the […]
RICHMOND – The Virginia League of Conservation Voters today unveiled scores for Virginia’s congressional delegation released this morning as part of the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) 2016 National Environmental Scorecard. The 2016 Scorecard scores votes cast during the second session of the 114th Congress. It includes 17 votes in the Senate and 38 House […]
RICHMOND – Today, Senators from both sides of the aisle came together to pass Senate Bill 1398, an important step forward in protecting water quality and public health from the impacts of toxic coal ash. SB 1398, sponsored by State Senator Scott Surovell, requires electric utilities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed to give environmental regulators […]
RICHMOND – Tuesday, Jan. 10, voters in three legislative districts across the state will cast ballots in special elections to fill vacancies following the advancement of several state legislators to Congress. Today, the Virginia League of Conservation Voters announced its endorsement of Ryant Washington for the 22nd District seat in the Virginia State Senate and […]
RICHMOND – Today, state and federal officials announced a $50 million settlement with DuPont for years of mercury pollution in Shenandoah Valley waterways. The settlement is the largest in Virginia’s history and the eighth largest in the U.S. behind environmental calamities like the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico. All told, federal and […]
RICHMOND – Today, the Virginia League of Conservation Voters formally endorsed Jennifer McClellan in her bid to represent the 9th District in the Virginia State Senate. As a Delegate, representing Virginia’s 71st District, McClellan consistently earned Virginia LCV’s highest marks on conservation issues in the organization’s annual General Assembly scorecard. As a member of the […]
