Federal Pipeline Agency Criticized for Being Too Close to Industry
RICHMOND, Va. — A spate of proposed gas pipeline projects have drawn sharp criticism from advocates who say the federal permitting agency has a built-in bias toward the industry. ...
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On October 5, 23 environmental activists were arrested outside the Governor’s mansion in Richmond, Virginia. About 50 people were in Richmond that day to tell Virginia Governor Te ...
Read More »Ask tough pipeline questions now
Published by the Danville Register and Bee. To the editor: I am writing out of deep concern for my family and community to respond to a recent article, (“Report: MVP’s impact ‘min ...
Read More »Calling out pollution, two dozen are arrested in Virginia
Published by Environmental Health News Twenty-three people were arrested Wednesday as the fight to stop fossil fuel infrastructure erupted in Virginia, according to groups stagin ...
Read More »I Stand for Environmental Justice
On Monday, October 3, Virginia Organizing leaders will join protesters from other groups in Richmond to send a clear message to Governor Terry McAuliffe: we don't want your pipeli ...
Read More »Report: Planet Already Hitting Carbon-Pollution Limits
Published by Public News Service RICHMOND, Va. -- Fossil fuel reserves in existing mines and oil fields are enough to exceed the world's entire remaining carbon budget and raise g ...
Read More »Poll: Virginia Voters Oppose Governor McAuliffe on Fracked-Gas Pipelines, Coal Ash Disposal
Contact: Kelly Trout, 240-396-2022, kelly@chesapeakeclimate.org Mike Tidwell, 240-460-5838, mtidwell@chesapeakeclimate.org Citizens announce a three-day picket outside of Governor ...
Read More »Grassroots Gathering 2016: Brief Recap
Over the weekend of September 16-18, Virginia Organizing leaders gathered at Smith Mountain Lake to discuss important issues facing Virginians this year like education justice, en ...
Read More »Climate Scientist Michael Mann Coming to Charlottesville
Charlottesville, Va. — Sierra Club Virginia Chapter and Virginia Organizing are pleased to host former UVA professor and prominent climate scientist Michael Mann for a presentatio ...
Read More »Coal-Ash Cleanup Progressing in Other SE States
Published by Public News Service RICHMOND, Va. -As Congress debates the issue, utilities and communities in southeastern states, not including Virginia, are moving ahead with clea ...
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