
Augusta County Public Schools going solar
Augusta County Public Schools has signed an agreement with Secure Futures Solar of Staunton to install solar panels on seven school campuses across the county.

Augusta County Public Schools has signed an agreement with Secure Futures Solar of Staunton to install solar panels on seven school campuses across the county.

Faith leaders, legislators, and Virginia residents came together today to call on Virginia leaders to protect Hampton Roads from sea level rise by formally joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) made the following statement following his vote against House passage of H.R. 5895, the Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act or “minibus.”

The Virginia Fusion Center has been using its resources to monitor the activities of environmental, social justice, and anti-pipeline groups and then report those activities directly to the developer of the Mountain Valley Pipeline.

Governor Ralph Northam announced nearly $2.7 million in funding in support of 34 Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund (CRCF) awards. The projects represent exciting advancements in six industries.

The League of Conservation Voters Action Fund has announced its endorsement of Senator Tim Kaine for re-election to the U.S. Senate.

The Sierra Club announced its endorsement of Sen. Tim Kaine for re-election to the United States Senate today.

The Roanoke County Democratic Committee, in conjunction with several Democratic committees and chairs across Virginia, issued a statement late Thursday urging the Commonwealth to stop the Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast pipelines.

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality held the final public hearing on Virginia’s carbon reduction plan today. At the hearing, participants called for the strongest possible standard to cut Virginia’s carbon pollution from fossil fuel burning power plants.

Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality will be holding six public hearings on Virginia’s Carbon Reduction Plan, or Executive Directive 11 (ED 11).
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