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SELC testifies before Congress on the need to consider the local communities impacted by natural gas pipelines on federal lands

Published date: May 20, 2015 | 3:57 pm

Southern Environmental Law Center Senior Attorney Greg Buppert testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on Wednesday on the failure of the proposed National Energy Security Corridors Act to account for the significant impacts that natural gas pipelines crossing federal lands would have on the surrounding local communities and private property.

Virginia Tech ecologist partners with the United Nations to confront global water crisis

AFP

Published date: May 20, 2015 | 1:22 pm

A Virginia Tech ecologist provided potential solutions to the world’s water problems in an article published recently in the United Nations’ Chronicle.

Congress: Robert Hurt introduces bipartisan legislation to require SEC to review regulations

Chris Graham

Published date: May 20, 2015 | 10:27 am

Updated: May 15, 2025 | 7:18 pm

Congressman Robert Hurt (R-Virginia) recently introduced the Streamlining Excessive and Costly Regulations Review Act, H.R. 2354, along with Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona).

Letter: Re-elect Emmett Hanger to the State Senate

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Published date: May 19, 2015 | 6:21 pm

Re-elect the right man for State Senate. Emmett Hanger is that man. As his legislative aide, I know he’s truly serving for the right reasons. With our state government mirroring Washington-like politics, it is important we have a person willing to stand up for what’s right and most practical, not what’s popular or party-line.

Atlantic Coast Pipeline chooses alternate segments for proposed route: Final push for surveys

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Published date: May 18, 2015 | 4:07 pm

Updated: June 4, 2024 | 4:11 pm

The Atlantic Coast Pipeline LLC has identified several alternate route segments as potentially having the least impact to environmental, historic and cultural resources and they are being incorporated into the proposed route of its approximately 550-mile pipeline.

American Farm Bureau hails House passage of ‘Waters’ bill

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Published date: May 17, 2015 | 6:22 pm

The U.S. House of Representatives voted May 12 to overturn a rule proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency that would redefine which bodies of water and farm activities are subject to EPA oversight.

Governor McAuliffe announces completion of research collaborations with NASA Langley Research Center

Chris Graham

Published date: May 17, 2015 | 10:46 am

Updated: May 27, 2025 | 8:41 pm

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced this week that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center Applied Sciences’ DEVELOP Program has completed two projects in Virginia designed to support the Commonwealth’s wine industry and improve the efficiency of water consumption for agricultural purposes.

Where are the best places to live if global warming gets the best of us?

Roddy Scheer

Published date: May 15, 2015 | 4:15 pm

Updated: July 19, 2025 | 6:37 pm

If temperatures continue to rise in the face of human-induced global warming as climatologists expect, some of the world’s most populous areas could become uninhabitable.

Sen. Tim Kaine comments on Senate vote on fast-track trade legislation

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Published date: May 14, 2015 | 5:30 pm

Following the Senate’s votes to pass key customs enforcement legislation and trade preferences for developing economies today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released a statement on his vote to advance the bipartisan fast-track Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) legislation.

Robert Hurt votes for Clean Water Act rollback

Chris Graham

Published date: May 13, 2015 | 11:17 pm

Updated: May 15, 2025 | 7:18 pm

Congressman Robert Hurt (R-Virginia) released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 1732, the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act.

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SELC testifies before Congress on the need to consider the local communities impacted by natural gas pipelines on federal lands

Virginia Tech ecologist partners with the United Nations to confront global water crisis

Congress: Robert Hurt introduces bipartisan legislation to require SEC to review regulations

Letter: Re-elect Emmett Hanger to the State Senate

Atlantic Coast Pipeline chooses alternate segments for proposed route: Final push for surveys

American Farm Bureau hails House passage of ‘Waters’ bill

Governor McAuliffe announces completion of research collaborations with NASA Langley Research Center

Where are the best places to live if global warming gets the best of us?

Sen. Tim Kaine comments on Senate vote on fast-track trade legislation

Robert Hurt votes for Clean Water Act rollback

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