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Johnson: A march for environmental justice

Johnson: A march for environmental justice

This op-ed was published by the Richmond Times-Dispatch on July 29, 2016 When I moved from Hampton to Newport News in 1999, I was told I was not living in a flood zone. Fast forwa ...

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Six Hundred Virginians Join ‘March on the Mansion’ to Tell Gov. McAuliffe: Put People Over Polluters on Pipelines, Coal Ash, and Climate Action

Six Hundred Virginians Join ‘March on the Mansion’ to Tell Gov. McAuliffe: Put People Over Polluters on Pipelines, Coal Ash, and Climate Action

Photos are available at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/chesapeakeclimate/albums/72157670679870341 Contact: Kelly Trout, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, 717-439-0346 (cell), kel ...

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Virginia Ranks 39th in Nation for Solar Energy in New Report

Virginia Ranks 39th in Nation for Solar Energy in New Report

Published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch Virginia remains one of the worst states in the country for solar energy, according to a report released today by the Environment Virginia ...

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Hundreds of Virginians Will ‘March on the Mansion,’ Call on Gov. McAuliffe to Put People Over Polluters on Pipelines, Coal Ash, and Climate Action

Hundreds of Virginians Will ‘March on the Mansion,’ Call on Gov. McAuliffe to Put People Over Polluters on Pipelines, Coal Ash, and Climate Action

CONTACT: Kelly Trout, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, 240-396-2022, kelly@chesapeakeclimate.org Amanda Pohl, Virginia Organizing, 804-337-1912, amanda@virginia-organizing.org S ...

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Will you help us #ReachTerry?

Will you help us #ReachTerry?

There is still time to register to join Virginia Organizing and hundreds of people concerned about environmental justice to tell Governor Terry McAuliffe to put people over pollut ...

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Virginians to March on the Governor’s Mansion to Demand Climate Justice

Virginians to March on the Governor’s Mansion to Demand Climate Justice

Virginia Organizing will join with more than 60 other groups on July 23 to march on the Governor's mansion to demand climate justice from the administration. Governor Terry McAuli ...

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Study: Karst Makes Part of MVP Path a “No-Build Zone”

Study: Karst Makes Part of MVP Path a “No-Build Zone”

Published by Virginia News Service A big chunk of the proposed path of the Mountain Valley Pipeline is in what ought to be a "no-build zone," according to a geologic study. Ernst ...

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McAuliffe is Flighty on Clean Energy

McAuliffe is Flighty on Clean Energy

This letter to the editor was published on July 3, 2016 in The Daily Progress. To sign up for the March on the Mansion, click here.  Before coming into office, Gov. Terry McAuliff ...

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Governor McAuliffe Falls Far Short on Energy Executive Order Today

Governor McAuliffe Falls Far Short on Energy Executive Order Today

Contact: Mike Tidwell, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, 240-396-2022 (cell), mtidwell@chesapeakeclimate.org Amanda Pohl, Virginia Organizing, 804-337-1912, amanda@virginia-organ ...

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Carbon Cutting Rules Should Cut VA Electric Bills, Study Finds

Carbon Cutting Rules Should Cut VA Electric Bills, Study Finds

Published by Public News Service RICHMOND, Va. – If done right, cutting carbon could come with lower electric bills. Some energy analysts have said that for a while, and a study f ...

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