Governor McAuliffe’s State of the Commonwealth Address
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Gov. Terry McAuliffe delivers the 2016 State of the Commonwealth Address. Remarks as prepared for delivery.
Search Results for solar energy
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Richard Eidlin: What’s next for the U.S. after the Paris Climate Agreement?
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Well before the final negotiations of the COP21 climate talks in Paris, business was already making a big difference on the ground.
Warner, Kaine highlight federal budget impacts on Virginia
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U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine applauded Senate passage of the Fiscal Year 2016 Omnibus Appropriations bill.
Environmental groups in two states file legal protest of proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline
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The proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline that would carry natural gas fracked in northern West Virginia 301 miles through West Virginia and Virginia is not needed, would cause irreparable harm to the environment and private property, and should be denied.
Dominion construction projects to produce $10 billion in economic benefits for Virginia
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Investments by Dominion over the next six years for projects to strengthen Virginia’s energy infrastructure and meet environmental goals will create thousands of jobs and inject $10.1 billion into the state’s economy, according to a new study by Chmura Economic & Analytics.
The EPA Clean Power Plan oversteps federal authority
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Something troubling is coming down the pike now that the Obama administration has announced its new Clean Power Plan. In a full-speed-ahead quest to lower carbon dioxide emissions from the nation’s power plants, the administration is implementing new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules that raise troubling legal issues.
Poll: Virginia backs Clean Power Plan on eve of big Senate vote
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The Sierra Club released polling Friday showing significant support for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan among registered voters in Virginia.
Time to hit the brakes on a new nuclear reactor for Virginia
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Under an ill-conceived plan now being advanced by Dominion Resources for a third nuclear reactor at its North Anna facility, Virginia consumers could see their electricity bills go up 25 percent.
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.
Earth Talk: Where do the Republican presidential hopefuls stand on environmental issues?
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In recent decades, Republicans have certainly been far less sympathetic to environmental causes than the Democrats, and this year’s batch of candidates for the party’s presidential nomination is no exception.
