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 ArticleMore than 10,000 Virginians call on Senator Warner to support Clean Water Act...
Environment Virginia delivered over 10,000 petitions from Virginians to Senator Mark Warner in support of clean water protections finalized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
View ArticleVideo shows 7 voices of Virginians for clean water as Senate considers...
Just one day after delivering over 10,000 petition in support of the EPA's Clean Water Rule to Senator Mark Warner, Environment Virginia released a new video demonstrating support for clean water...
View ArticleVirginia Leaders Voice Support for Clean Power Plan
Following the finalization of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan today, six Virginia elected officials, health professionals and business and faith leaders, including Senator Donald...
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 ArticleNew smog standard better but not good enough for our kids' health
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today set a tighter but inadequate new standard for ozone, the health-threatening pollutant that forms when sunlight mixes with emissions from factories,...
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 ArticleThe James River Still Haunted by Toxic Runoff and Bacteria
In anticipation of Halloween, Environment Virginia unveiled the Ten Scariest Facts about the James River, showing that, while improving, a terrifying concoction of chemicals, bacteria, and other...
View ArticleVirginia Senators Vote to Protect Clean Water
Today, Virginia Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner helped beat back an attempt to undo the Clean Water Rule.
View ArticlePres. Obama rejects Keystone XL, helps seal climate legacy
In a widely anticipated decision, today President Obama rejected construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, designed to transport tar sands from Canada across the United States.
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 ArticleMap: 112 of Virginia’s 133 cities and counties were recently affected by...
Virginia Beach, Va – Ninety-one percent of Virginians live in cities or counties affected recently by weather-related disasters, including a tornado that touched down in Waverly, VA according to an...
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.
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