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RICHMOND – Thursday, March 16, Virginia lawmakers joined with public health and environmental advocates to voice opposition to Governor Youngkin’s ongoing, unlawful efforts to repeal Virginia’s membership in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). This comes the same day the State Air Pollution Control Board is accepting in-person public comment on this misguided repeal effort. […]
RICHMOND – Today, the Virginia League of Conservation Voters Board of Directors endorsed Delegate Lamont Bagby’s bid to fill the Senate District 9 vacancy left by Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan. For his time in office, Bagby holds a nearly perfect 99 percent voting record from Virginia LCV. He has been named a “Legislative Hero” multiple times […]
Scorecard recognizes legacy of late environmental champion Don McEachin RICHMOND – Today, the Virginia League of Conservation Voters released the Virginia Congressional delegation’s scores from the League of Conservation Voters’ 2022 National Environmental Scorecard. The Scorecard is the primary yardstick for evaluating the environmental records of members of Congress since 1970 and is available for […]
Senate successfully wards off major climate attacks during ‘23 session RICHMOND – Today, the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor voted to reject multiple attacks (House Bill 1430, House Bill 2130, and House Bill 2197) on the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) – efforts that would have undermined our clean energy future, maintained our reliance […]
RICHMOND – Today, the last of multiple attempts to repeal Virginia’s Advanced Clean Cars Standard was defeated in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources, meaning Virginia will stay the course on cutting tailpipe pollution and bringing clean, in-demand electric vehicles to our state. In response to today’s vote, Michael Town, executive director […]
RICHMOND – Today, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources voted 8-6-1 to reject Senate Bill 1001, a bill to repeal Virginia’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and eliminate dedicated funding to help communities address flooding and assist Virginians in need with lowering energy costs, while also rolling back one of […]
RICHMOND – Today, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources voted 8-7 to reject multiple legislative attacks on our state’s Clean Cars Standard. Lawmakers passed and signed into law the original measure in 2021 as a way to address our state’s largest source of carbon pollution – the gas and diesel-fired light-duty cars, […]
RICHMOND – Tonight, Governor Youngkin presented his “State of the Commonwealth” speech, which significantly mischaracterizes Virginia’s climate action policies and overlooks the impact his Administration’s anti-environmental policies are having on Virginians’ health, our economy, and our ability to protect communities from harmful climate change. In response to Youngkin’s address, Michael Town, executive director of the […]
U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott joins with local, state leaders and advocates to discuss infrastructure investments to boost coastal resiliency, clean energy HAMPTON – Today, environmental, labor, and veterans’ advocates joined with local, state and federal leaders to discuss the very real impact that climate change is having on coastal Virginia and solutions to this […]
RICHMOND – Today, the State Air Pollution Control Board, with a majority of pro-fossil fuel appointees stacked by the Youngkin Administration, voted to proceed with what many believe is an illegal repeal of Virginia’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) – a successful program that’s cutting air pollution, accelerating our clean energy transition, […]
