
Notebook: McEachin, Beyer on House committee appointments
Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) comments on the announcement of his appointment to serve as a member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) comments on the announcement of his appointment to serve as a member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

The Virginia Air Pollution Control Board today unanimously approved an air pollution permit for a natural gas compressor station that would power Dominion Energy’s proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline.

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation biennial State of the Bay report score decreased one point this year to 33, equivalent to a D+. The drop was largely due to increased pollution and poor water clarity caused by record regional rainfall.

Governor Ralph Northam announced a legislative package focused on improving environmental quality and management of natural resources in Virginia.

Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy and Virginia Interfaith Power & Light have merged, joining forces to advocate social, economic and environmental justice across Virginia.

Today the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the US Forest Service’s federal approval for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to cross two national forests and the Appalachian Trail.

The Virginia State Corporation Commission issued an order on Friday rejecting Dominion Energy’s Integrated Resource Plan, which lays out the utility’s plans for meeting energy needs for years to come in Virginia.

Our earth is undergoing rapid environmental change. Temperatures are fluctuating all around the globe, sea levels are rising, and the future is looking bleak for many coastal cities.

Dominion Energy has released a coal ash report on the feasibility and cost of recycling the toxic coal plant byproduct.

The Commonwealth of Virginia will invest $14 million, or 15 percent, of the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust to fund the deployment of all-electric transit buses across Virginia.
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