InsideClimate News: Virginia, coal country for centuries, now embraces carbon...
Be sure to check out this piece by Katherine Bagley, of InsideClimate News, examining what Clean Power Plan implementation could look like in Virginia as part of a series exploring the future of the...
View Article(Harrisonburg) Daily News-Record: Green Advocates’ Scorecard Reviews Votes On...
Thanks to the (Harrisonburg) Daily News-Record for its coverage of our 2015 Conservation Scorecard! The full story appears below and here’s the link (article is paywalled). Green Advocates’ Scorecard...
View ArticleVirginia LCV releases statement on Supreme Court MATS ruling
Today, in the case Michigan V. EPA, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with parties claiming the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency erred by not properly taking into account the cost to utilities of...
View ArticleSuffolk News-Herald: Group scores lawmakers on green issues
Kudos to the Suffolk News-Herald for their coverage of Virginia LCV’s 2015 Scorecard. Suffolk is represented by a number of 100-percenters as well as Del. Chris Jones, one of our Legislative Leadership...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Dominion should focus on pollution
Friday, July 17, the Richmond Times-Dispatch published a letter to the editor from Virginia LCV Deputy Director Greta Bagwell in response to claims from Dominion Virginia Power that the Clean Power...
View ArticleVirginia officials voice support for the Clean Power Plan
60 elected officials urge Governor to protect against threats of climate change Richmond, Va. – Today, 60 public officials from across the commonwealth sent a letter to Governor Terry McAuliffe...
View ArticleOp-ed: Clean Power Plan: The right choice for Southwest Virginia
Sunday, July 26, the Roanoke Times ran the below op-ed from Mike Town, executive director of Virginia LCV, on the opportunities the Clean Power Plan creates for the Southwest Virginia economy....
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Virginia also must act on clean energy
The following letter to the editor from Virginia LCV Board Chairman John Jaske ran in the (Charlottesville) Daily Progress July 29. Opinion/Letter: Virginia also must act on clean energy A cleaner...
View ArticleGuest Commentary: Safeguarding our children’s health
Thursday, July 23, the (Hanover) Herald-Progress in Ashland, Va., ran the below “Guest Commentary” from Virginia LCV’s deputy director, Greta Bagwell, addressing the public health benefits of the now...
View ArticleVirginia LCV supports historic Clean Power Plan
Monday, August 3 Today, the Environmental Protection Agency released a final version of its long-awaited Clean Power Plan. Originally proposed in 2014, this plan regulates carbon pollution from power...
View ArticleVirginia LCV responds to lawsuit seeking to lift state moratorium on uranium...
Yesterday, Virginia Uranium Inc. sued the Commonwealth of Virginia in federal court regarding the state’s 33-year moratorium on uranium mining, a commonsense measure that has kept southside Virginians...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Uranium mining puts too much at risk
Sunday, Aug. 16, The Virginian-Pilot published the following letter to the editor from Virginia LCV’s communications manager, Lee Francis, concerning a recent federal lawsuit aimed at rolling back...
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Fall newsletter focuses on Virginia LCV endorsements
The Virginia League of Conservation Voters’ Fall Newsletter is out, and focuses mainly on our political endorsements heading into the 2015 elections and our goal of obtaining a Conservation Majority in...
View ArticleFree Lance-Star op-ed on energy efficiency
Saturday, Oct. 6, the (Fredericksburg) Free Lance-Star published the below op-ed by Virginia LCV Education Fund board member Dana Wiggins focusing on the role that energy efficiency can play in...
View ArticleVirginia LCV names ’15 endorsements
November is just around the corner, and the Virginia League of Conservation Voters has been working to find the candidates who will best protect our precious natural resources when they come to the...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor: Bell for Delegate, Edwards and Gecker for Senate
In the weeks leading up to Election Day, the Virginia League of Conservation Voters has been working hard to get the word out about some of our top conservation candidates across the state. Several...
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Virginia LCV applauds AG Herring for standing up for clean air
In response to today’s announcement from Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring that he would be joining fellow attorneys general in 17 other states and seven major municipalities to defend the Clean...
View ArticleVirginia LCV op-ed in the Danville Register & Bee
Sunday, Dec. 6, the Danville Register & Bee published the below op-ed from our executive director, Michael Town, linking the 2014 Dan River coal ash spill to the need for clean energy options going...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Daily Press
Monday, Dec. 7 Protecting parks Daily Press reporter Ryan Murphy’s Dec. 2 article (“A rising threat to national treasures”), focusing on the impact of climate change on national parks, was an apt...
View ArticleOp-Ed in the (Hanover) Herald-Progress on agricultural BMPs
Funding for agricultural “best management practices” has been instrumental in helping farmers across Virginia keep pollution from entering local waterways, where it eventually makes its way into the...
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