As heat waves roll through Virginia, a new law to protect residents from unsafe utility shut-offs during periods of extreme weather goes into effect on July 1.
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New law protects Virginians against utility shut-offs during extreme heat
TAGS: Chesapeake Climate Action Network Clean Virginia Climate Action Alliance of the Valley Del. Irene Shin disconnection protections New Virginia Majority Sen. Lashrecse Aird Virginia Interfaith Power and Light Virginia Organizing Virginia Poverty Law Center
Opposition to proposed Dominion gas plant grows ahead of public briefing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 14, 2023 CONTACT Jessica Sims, (804) 356-1228 jessica@appvoices.org Glen Besa, (804) 387-6001 glenbesa@gmail.com Chester, Va. — On Thursday, Nov. 16, advocates from Central Virginia will host a community gathering and press conference to highlight their opposition…
TAGS: Chesapeake Climate Action Network Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center Chesterfield NAACP Dominion Energy Environmental Justice Gas infrastructure Southern Environmental Law Center
Federal court stays Mountain Valley Pipeline’s biological opinion again
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit issued a stay of the biological opinion and incidental take statement under the Endangered Species Act for the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
TAGS: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals appalachian mountain advocates Center for Biological Diversity Chesapeake Climate Action Network Endangered Species Act Indian Creek Watershed Association Jefferson National Forest mountain valley pipeline Preserve Bent Mountain Preserve Giles Sierra Club U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Forest Service West Virginia Highlands Conservancy West Virginia Rivers Coalition Wild Virginia
Support shown for the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative with a “march backwards”
Rallygoers in Richmond opposed Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s efforts to remove Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
TAGS: Chesapeake Climate Action Network clean energy and community flood preparedness act Energy Efficiency Gov. Glenn Youngkin regional greenhouse gas initiative Virginia Virginia Interfaith Power & Light
