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Former Staunton City Council member Erik Curren confirmed today in a Facebook post that he will be running for one of the open seats on the City Council in November.
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Transportation remains Virginia’s and the nation’s largest source of carbon pollution, comprising nearly half of all the emissions generated here in Virginia.
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A group of House lawmakers have introduced legislation that would give Americans a $500 direct cash rebate aimed at easing the sting of high gas prices.
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The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change working group report gives us until 2030 to stop global warming at 1.5°C. The report proposes several steps that are vital to achieving that goal.
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The rollout of solar and other renewable energy projects that Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia are counting on to end fossil-fuel reliance is caught up in a review bottleneck that is severely hampering the transition.
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin is dressing up his Executive Order #17 as promoting recycling. But buried in the order is a repeal of an action by his predecessor that phased out single-use plastics from public agencies and institutions.
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In case you haven’t noticed, a major consequence of the Ukraine war is the bonanza it has provided for the oil and gas industry.
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Chickahominy Power LLC has announced the cancellation of a planned 1,600-megawatt power plant that would have been serviced with a gas pipeline cutting through five counties in Central Virginia.
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin said today that he would send a bill to the General Assembly to suspend Virginia’s gas tax for three months, at a cost of $437 million to the state’s bottom line.
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday that the February Consumer Price Index rose 0.8 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis, up from January’s 0.6 percent.
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