Threat to wildlife in focus as offshore drilling comments continue
From spills soaking sea birds in oil, to seismic exploration putting whales and dolphins at risk, each stage of offshore drilling threatens precious Atlantic marine life, says an analysis from...
View ArticleReport: Dangerous Inheritance we're passing to Virginia's youth
Young adults in Virginia are experiencing hotter temperatures and more intense storms than their predecessors did in the 1970’s, according to a new report by Environment Virginia Research & Policy...
View ArticleVirginia wetlands are ‘shelter from the storm’
Sufficient wetlands remain in Virginia to hold enough rain to cover the city of Hampton in more than thirty feet water, according to a new report by Environment Virginia Research & Policy Center.
View ArticleFive-year Anniversary of BP Disaster shows Drilling too Risky for Viginia
Earlier this year the Obama administration proposed opening up a huge swath of the Atlantic coast to offshore drilling. On the five-year anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, Environment...
View ArticleBreaking: Obama administration issues rule to protect 57 percent of...
Over 28,0000 miles of Virginia's streams, including those feeding the James and Potomac Rivers, will gain federal protections under a final rule signed today by top Obama administration officials.
View ArticleMclean residents gather for ‘Moms and Docs Climate Roundtable
MCLEAN – As summer temperatures rise and flash floods plague the Beltway region, over 40 community members of all ages gathered at the Dolley Madison Community Library for a “Moms and Docs Climate...
View ArticleGov. McAuliffe Urged to Ramp up Offshore Wind Power
Today we released a letter from 55 conservation organizations, businesses and individuals urging the Governor to take the steps that will enable Virginia to capture the immense wind energy resource off...
View ArticleReport: Virginia leadership can help an international agreement on climate
Virginia is gearing up to play a major role in U.S. progress to address climate change, a new report said today. In the next decade, the state will cut as much global warming pollution as 22 billion...
View ArticleTough carbon pollution limits huge step on climate & clean energy
Environment Virginia's response to the finalization of the EPA's Clean Power Plan.
View ArticleHundreds of Atlantic Coast Groups Urge Continued Leadership for Offshore Wind
Hundreds of Atlantic Coast groups, businesses and officials joined together on a national letter to President Obama and his agency heads, urging them to continue their leadership in developing wind...
View ArticleClean water wins as Congress rejects budget rider
Due to overwhelming public support, the Clean Water Rule has now withstood every attack that polluters could muster in Congress - the Barrasso bill, the CRA measure, and now an attempted budget rider....
View ArticleObama administration drops plans for Atlantic drilling
Virginia's coastal communities won a major victory today, when the Obama administration abandoned its plans to open the southern Atlantic to offshore oil and gas drilling for the first time in decades.
View ArticleOutpouring of support for Clean Power Plan shows polluters' cause lonelier...
Today marks the end of a week that saw an outpouring of legal support for the Clean Power Plan from major corporations, elected officials, environmental, health and faith organizations, including many...
View ArticleArlington County Among Dozens Backing Carbon Pollution Limits in Court
Arlington County was among more than 50 city and county governments from 28 states, together with The U.S. Conference of Mayors and the National League of Cities, filing an amicus brief today in...
View ArticleEnvironment Virginia's response to Governor McAuliffe's Climate & Clean...
Environment Virginia applauded Governor McAuliffe's June 28 announcement committing Virginia to come up with a plan to reduce carbon pollution from power plants. Read our response.
View ArticleTyson, Perdue among top water polluters in Virginia, country
Tyson Foods, one of the world’s largest meat and poultry producers, dumps more toxic pollution into American waters than any other agribusiness, and produces the most animal manure of major companies...
View ArticleReport: As solar explodes nationwide, Virginia still lags behind
With one solar panel in the state for every 100 people, Virginia remained near the bottom of an annual ranking of solar power capacity, and utilities like Dominion Resources and their allies would just...
View ArticleIn huge win for our climate, President Obama drops plans for Atlantic, Arctic...
In a win for our oceans and climate, the Obama administration finalized its oil and gas leasing program, which provides protection for the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans from risky oil and gas drilling for...
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