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BREAKING: Atlantic Coast Pipeline Cancelled Historic Cancellation of 600-Mile, $8 Billion Fracked Gas Pipeline Comes After Years of Opposition Sunday, July 5, 2020 Contact:  Doug Jackson, 202.495.3045, doug....

RICHMOND, Virginia — The Sierra Club Virginia Chapter has released its annual legislative scorecard, a standardized scoring of legislators’ votes related to protecting Virginia’s environment, ensuring fair and equitable energy policies, and adopting...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 6th, 2020   Media Contacts: Tim Cywinski (540) 272-5358, tim.cywinski@sierraclub.org   Daniel Willis (317) 493-9154, daniel.willis@sierraclub.org Virginia General Assembly Passes the Virginia Clean...

City jumps ahead on climate action by adopting resolution acknowledging the serious threat of climate change and committing to 100% clean energy.

Richmond, Va — For the first time in almost three decades, the democratic party will hold a majority in both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly. This shift in political power reaffirms the demand for bold policy changes that address the...

Governor Ralph Northam announced that Virginia will allocate $20 million from the Volkswagen (VW) Environmental Mitigation Trust towards accelerating the deployment of electric school buses across the Commonwealth.

The Arlington County Board unanimously voted to adopt a new Community Energy Plan (CEP) after a two-year review and update process. In the 2019 CEP update, the County commits to the following primary goals: carbon neutrality by 2050, 100 percent...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, September 17, 2019 CONTACTMary-Stuart Torbeck (804) 305-4355, mary-stuart.torbeck@sierraclub.orgTim Cywinski (540) 272-5358, tim.cywinski@sierraclub.org   Governor Northam Announces Plan to power 100 percent of...

RICHMOND, Virginia – On August 30, Dominion Energy submitted their updated Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) required by the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC). The IRP provides the potential breakdown of how Dominion will generate energy for...

Herndon,VA -- Today Dominion Energy and Governor Northam announced a program that aims to replace 13,000 diesel school buses in Virginia with clean, electric buses. This includes 1,050 buses by 2025. Virginia has 133 school districts, which serve...