Comprehensive report cites pro-polluter appointments and attacks on environmental safeguards, Virginia’s democracy RICHMOND – Today, the Virginia League of Conservation Voters released its 2024 Gubernatorial Scorecard ranking Governor Youngkin based on his Administration’s actions on environmental and democracy issues. Download the Full Scorecard Here The Scorecard’s overall grade of “F” is based on Youngkin’s environmental agenda (D), […]
RICHMOND – Today, the House Committee on Privileges and Elections advanced HJ 2 from Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker, a constitutional amendment to ensure automatic restoration of voting rights for those reentering society following a felony conviction. Virginia’s the only state that permanently disenfranchises these citizens due to a provision included in the 1902 Constitution, adopted at […]
RICHMOND – Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay of a lower court order that would have required the state to restore thousands of voters back to the voter roll following an Executive Order from Governor Youngkin in August that purged more than 6,000 Virginians flagged as “non-citizens.” A Washington Post investigation into the purge revealed […]
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RICHMOND – Today, the Youngkin Administration announced an initiative to improve reentry success and prevent recidivism for the formerly incarcerated, which unfortunately contains no provisions to restore voting rights to these same individuals. Virginia is one of only a few states that doesn’t automatically restore voting rights to felons upon release; under Virginia’s constitution, that power […]
Central Atlantic leasing areas could power more than 2 million homes with clean, renewable energy RICHMOND – Today, the Department of the Interior announced it would hold an offshore wind energy lease sale in the Central Atlantic, including a 176,505-acre site approximately 35 nautical miles from the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay off Virginia’s coast and […]
With new Conservation Majority in place at General Assembly, Scorecard evaluates largest legislative agenda since 2021 RICHMOND – Today, the Virginia League of Conservation Voters released its 2024 Conservation Scorecard, which ranks all 140 members of the legislature based on their votes on key environmental legislation during this year’s General Assembly session. The 2024 […]
2021 Statute Directs Virginia to Adopt and Update Strong Rules to Advance Pollution-Free Cars, Cut Tailpipe Pollution RICHMOND — Today, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced his Administration would again move to side-step established Virginia law by not moving forward with the next phase of Advanced Clean Cars Standards, as mandated by statute passed in 2021 to bring cleaner […]
Vital Program to Cut Pollution, Lower Energy Costs, and Protect Virginians from Flood Risk Removed as Part of Budget Compromise RICHMOND — According to news reports, members of the budget conference committee failed to include language in the new budget insisting that the Commonwealth remain a part of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. RGGI is […]
CHESAPEAKE – Tuesday, April 23, on the heels of Earth Day and the announcement of hundreds of millions of dollars of clean energy funding coming to the Commonwealth, labor and environmental advocates joined Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-3) and Delegate Bonita Anthony (HD-92) at the United Association’s Local 110 Training Facility to discuss the economic and […]
