McAuliffe comments on Clean Power Plan
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Gov. Terry McAuliffe issued the following statement on Attorney General Herring’s legal action to support clean air and clean energy in the Commonwealth.
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Virginia joins multi-state coalition supporting economic, environmental and health benefits of clean air
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Attorney General Mark Herring announced today that Virginia will join a coalition of seventeen other states and seven major municipalities taking legal action to support the Clean Power Plan, a national pollution-reduction strategy that will combat the impact of climate change on Virginia’s economy, coastal communities, the military, agriculture and forestry industry, and the health of Virginians.
Clean Power Plan goes into effect
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The Clean Power Plan was published in the federal register today, beginning the process of cleaning up America’s dirtiest power plants, the leading source of U.S. global warming pollution. The rule’s publication is widely expected to trigger a new wave of polluter-driven attacks on the rule, both in the courts and in Congress.
Virginia awarded $300,000 from Department of Energy to achieve governor’s energy efficiency goals
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Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced that Virginia has received a $300,000 competitive grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to implement the governor’s energy efficiency goals, including lowering energy consumption in the Commonwealth by 10 percent in 2020.
EnergySure Coalition applauds Atlantic Coast Pipeline LLC’s FERC filing
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EnergySure, a coalition of more than 160 businesses, labor organizations, and other local, state and national groups, today announced its resounding support of Atlantic Coast Pipeline LLC’s filing submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Solar best tool for Virginia Clean Power Compliance Plan
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Representatives from local clean energy businesses Secure Futures and Sigora Solar joined Harrisonburg City Councilman Kai Degner and other renewable energy advocates at the regional DEQ office on Wednesday, prior to the first scheduled public listening session on the Clean Power Plan.
Governor McAuliffe announces $20 million to improve energy efficiency in Virginia
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VirginiaSAVES is a loan program created to lower financing costs for energy efficiency, renewable energy generation and alternative fuel projects.
Poll: Strong support for EPA Clean Power Plan to cut carbon pollution
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New Public Policy Polling surveys in eight battleground states show great voter concern about climate change and strong support for the EPA’s Clean Power Plan seeking to slash harmful carbon pollution from power plants by 32 percent by 2030.
Mark Warner statement on EPA Clean Power Plan
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U.S. Mark Warner (D-VA) issued the following statement on the Administration’s final Clean Power Plan.
Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam statement on EPA Clean Power Plan
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In response to the EPA release of the Clean Power Plan, its final emissions regulations for existing power plants, Virginia’s Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam released the following statement.
