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Maine is cashing in on a warming Arctic
This article discusses how Maine is cashing in on a warming Arctic. Some see the melting ice to the north as an opportunity.
A less icy Arctic is coming, and generally speaking, that’s not a good thing. Climate change is warming this region twice as fast as […]
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Atlantic hurricanes have grown more powerful and climate change is partly to blame, scientists say
This article discusses how Atlantic hurricanes have grown more powerful and climate change is partly to blame, scientists say.
A group of top hurricane experts, including several federal researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, published striking new research Thursday, suggesting that hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean have grown considerably […]
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Report: The Vanishing Need for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
This article discusses the vanishing need for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
The report discusses the considerable headwinds faced by the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
The project was originally projected to cost $5.1 billion. Cost overruns to date have raised the cost of the project by about 30% to $6.5 to $7 […]
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Bill limiting pipeline costs to ratepayers advancing
This article discusses a piece of pending legislation that would limit pipeline costs that Dominion Energy can charge ratepayers.
A little-noticed piece of legislation advancing through the Virginia General Assembly could pose a serious threat to Dominion Energy’s planned Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
The bill would add new restrictions on Dominion’s ability to […]
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Report: Maine can change the debate on climate change
This article discusses how Maine can change the debate on climate change.
Researchers from the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine recently released a report analyzing historical climate trends and potential impacts of climate change on coastal Maine, particularly in the context of the agriculture and fishing industries. […]
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In Florida, a New Governor Shifts Gears on Environment, and Maybe Climate Change
This article discusses how recent elections may change how Florida politicians think about climate change. Some of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’s first directives address sea level rise and the importance of science in environmental policy.
Florida’s new Republican governor has moved quickly on a number of environmental priorities, […]
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Study: Seal level rise impacts in Maine, Maryland, Virginia, Florida, and San Francisco
These three articles discuss how sea level rise will harm the East Coast, in Maine, in Maryland, in Virginia, in Florida, and in San Francisco.
A study released this week show Maine lost about $70 million in appreciated waterfront property values from 2005 to 2017. The researchers […]
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Study: Expect more extreme hurricanes on the East Coast due to faster ice melts in Greenland
This article discusses how climate change is affecting extreme weather on the East Coast.
Ice is melting in an unexpected region of Greenland at a rate that is unprecedented in the past century, according to a study published Monday, which could lead to rising sea levels and increasingly wild weather on […]
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Your guide to clean energy and climate bills this session (blink and you might miss them)
This article, by Ivy Main of the Sierra Club, discusses clean energy and climate bills before the Virginia legislature in 2019.
Clean energy and climate action are mainstream concepts with the public these days, but at Virginia’s General Assembly they have yet to gain much traction. Last year saw one renewable […]
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Seismic blasting is too risky along Atlantic Coast
This article discusses why seismic blasting is too risky along Atlantic Coast. Virginia must push against federal efforts to use seismic blasting as a method for energy exploration
Imagine the misery of living next to a rock quarry in a place where local laws did not inhibit the company’s use of […]
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