
Rasoul’s Green New Deal Act addresses climate emergency
Roanoke Democrat Sam Rasoul announced Monday that he is introducing legislation to address the climate change emergency.

Roanoke Democrat Sam Rasoul announced Monday that he is introducing legislation to address the climate change emergency.

Climate gentrification is a relatively new term describing what happens when neighborhoods traditionally overlooked by wealthy people become more attractive.

Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) has submitted testimony to the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis regarding the effects of climate change in Coastal Virginia.

A new bill, introduced this week by Rep. Don McEachin could set the United States on a path to an economy powered by 100 percent clean energy by mid-century.

Attorney General Mark Herring is opposing the EPA effort to block state-level action to reduce air pollution from cars and encourage the development of clean car technology and jobs.

Elaine Luria (VA-02) and other members of the New Democrat Coalition Climate Change Task Force this week condemned President Trump’s announcement that the U.S. would begin the withdrawal process from the Paris Climate Accord.

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring is stepping in to defend the EPA’s authority to protect clean air and limit greenhouse gas emissions.

I could not possibly applaud enough the young men and women who flooded the streets in hundreds of cities around the world demanding from their government to take immediate and long-term action to combat climate change.

What’s the latest update on the Paris Climate Agreement? Have the participating nations been meeting their interim goals? Is the U.S. completely out of it?

Attorney General Mark Herring today filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s effort to block state-level action to reduce air pollution from cars and encourage the development of clean car technology and jobs.
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