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Last night, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe vetoed legislation that would have barred his administration from preparing and submitting to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a plan to reduce state greenhouse gas emissions from power plants without prior approval from the General Assembly. In response to the Governor’s action, Michael Town, executive director of Virginia LCV, […]
This past Sunday, the Norfolk-based Virginian-Pilot published Virginia LCV executive director Michael Town’s op-ed “Rising legislative tide,” which focuses on the sea level rise threatening Hampton Roads and efforts at the federal and state level aimed at reducing the carbon emissions to blame for climate change. Town Here’s the full article. Here are a few main […]
Tuesday, the Virginia League of Conservation voters applauded Gov. Terry McAuliffe following his announcement that Virginia had been selected as the first state in the nation to receive a wind energy research lease in federal waters from the United States Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. A pair of major daily newspapers carried our statement in their Wednesday edition. […]
