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RICHMOND – Today, the House of Delegates voted 96-0 to confirm Governor Youngkin’s Cabinet nominees, passing a resolution that excluded Andrew Wheeler, Youngkin’s extreme choice for Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources. A former coal lobbyist and head of the Environmental Protection Agency under Former President Trump, Wheeler was an immediate lightening rod, drawing intense […]
Seven members score perfect 100% marks in this year’s rankings RICHMOND – Today, the Virginia League of Conservation Voters released the Virginia Congressional delegation’s scores from the League of Conservation Voters’ 2021 National Environmental Scorecard. The Scorecard is the primary yardstick for evaluating the environmental records of members of Congress since 1970 and is available […]
RICHMOND – Today, the Senate voted 21-19 to block the nomination of Andrew Wheeler, Governor Youngkin’s extreme pick for Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources. Wheeler, a former coal lobbyist and head of the Environmental Protection Agency under President Trump, where he presided over an unprecedented reversal of environmental laws and regulations, drew immediate criticism […]
RICHMOND – Today, the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections voted 9-6 to remove Andrew Wheeler from SJ 84, a resolution to confirm Governor Youngkin’s cabinet-level appointments. Wheeler, a former coal lobbyist and head of the Environmental Protection Agency under President Trump where he presided over an unprecedented reversal of environmental laws and regulations, drew […]
On Tuesday, January 25, 2022, the Virginia Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources interviewed Andrew Wheeler, Acting Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources. Committee members were able to ask the Acting Secretary a number of questions, and we want to set the record straight by comparing his responses to the facts. Regarding Superfund […]
RICHMOND – According to news reports published in Politico this morning, Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin plans today to announce Andrew Wheeler, a former coal lobbyist, as Virginia’s next Secretary of Natural Resources. Wheeler, head of the Environmental Protection Agency under the Trump Administration following the resignation of the blatantly corrupt Scott Pruitt, presided over an unprecedented […]
RICHMOND – Today, outgoing Governor Ralph Northam unveiled his 2022-2024 budget to a joint meeting of the House Appropriations, House Finance, and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees. The proposed budget contains nearly $1 billion in investments that will increase access to nature, safeguard clean water, and protect our natural resources. In response to this announcement, […]
RICHMOND – Today, the State Water Control Board voted 3-2, with two members absent, to approve an incredibly flawed permit allowing Mountain Valley Pipeline to proceed with construction across water bodies in Southwest Virginia, a decision that ignores a track record including hundreds of violations of Virginia’s water quality laws, and one that flies in […]
CHATHAM, VA – Today, acting through the lens of the Virginia Environmental Justice Act, the State Air Pollution Control Board rejected a permit that would have allowed Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) to operate a compressor station in an environmental justice community alongside existing fossil fuel infrastructure already negatively impacting public health in this part of […]
RICHMOND – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the landmark Build Back Better Act, which contains a $555 billion investment in clean energy and climate action – the largest in our nation’s history and one that puts us on a pathway to cutting carbon pollution in half by 2030 and meeting the urgency of […]
