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Clean Economy Act will help Virginia’s economic recovery
Virginia Mercury discusses how the Clean Economy Act will help Virginia’s economic recovery.
While efforts to protect public health remain paramount right now, it is also critical that we look ahead and plan how we are going to emerge from this pandemic and rebuild our economy. Sadly, we’re unlikely to see […]
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How a GOP-backed plan threatens the Atlantic Coast pipeline
E&E News discusses how a GOP-backed plan threatens the Atlantic Coast pipeline.
Virginia recently enacted a Republican-sponsored ratepayer protection measure that may spell trouble for the controversial Atlantic Coast natural gas pipeline.
While the law didn’t attract as much attention as the state’s landmark Clean Economy Act — which targets 100% […]
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Virginia lawmakers agreed to join a regional carbon market. Here’s what happens next.
Virginia Mercury discusses RGGI. Virginia lawmakers agreed to join a regional carbon market. Here’s what happens next.
A year after Republican resistance stalled Virginia’s effort to cap carbon emissions from large producers of the greenhouse gas at the forefront of climate change, the wheels are again in motion: Virginia is joining […]
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Virginia bill will put more pressure on Dominion Energy to justify cost recovery
Energy News discusses a Virginia bill that will put more pressure on Dominion Energy to justify cost recovery. House Bill 528, now awaiting the governor’s signature, offers state regulators more authority over monopoly utilities.
A scantly noticed bill curated by a freshman legislator from northern Virginia elicited giant cheers from Dominion Energy watchdogs […]
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Virginia Just Created an Energy Storage Market Out of Thin Air
Green Tech Media discusses how Virginia created an energy storage market by recently-passed legislation. A new energy bill makes Virginia a market to watch. “Last year, we were talking about pilots; this year, we’re talking about 2.7 gigawatts.”
Virginia, as it stands today, can hardly be called an energy storage market. […]
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Tim O’Mara: RGGI provides a path to protect kids’ health
Pilot OnLine opinion piece by Tim O’Mara discusses why RGGI provides a path to protect kids’ health. Healthy children need a healthy planet. Pediatricians are leading the medical community in support of policies that will ensure a bright future for our patients. Tim O’Mara , MD, FAAP, is a pediatrician […]
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Ten Things to Know About the Clean Economy Act
Virginia Mercury discusses 10 things to know about the Clean Economy Act.
There’s been a lot of hype and a lot of hand-wringing over the Clean Economy Act, the Democratic energy omnibus that outlines a path for Virginia to get to zero carbon emissions by 2050.
In the largely partisan debate, […]
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The fraught future of recycling
Axios discusses the fraught future of recycling.
The American recycling industry is in crisis — and cities are on the front lines.
The big picture: The economics undergirding the U.S. recycling system have fallen apart. Unable to absorb the extra cost, some cities are opting to kill recycling programs altogether — just […]
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Virginia lawmakers pass major renewable energy legislation
This article discusses how Virginia lawmakers pass major renewable energy legislation.
The Virginia House and Senate passed sweeping energy legislation Tuesday that would overhaul how Virginia’s utilities generate electricity and, supporters say, move the state from the back of the pack to the forefront of renewable energy policy in […]
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Report: “The Dominion Scam: How a Utility Monopoly Overcharged Virginians $2 Billion”
Clean Virginia is out with a new report – “The Dominion Scam: How a Utility Monopoly Overcharged Virginians $2 Billion (And Got Away with It)”. The team spent months analyzing Dominion’s exhorbitant overcharges, measly customer refunds, manufactured “crises,” and bullish lobbying since 2007 in an effort to warn legislators about the […]
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