Virginia receives $76.4 million in June’s cap-and-trade auction
Virginia has now participated in six auctions brokered by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, an interstate compact that seeks to incentivize…
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U.S. Supreme Court clears way for federal study of greenhouse gas emissions
In a one-sentence order issued last night, the United States Supreme Court has cleared the way for the federal government…
Albemarle CACs are being briefed on county’s climate action implementation
The Albemarle Board of Supervisors adopted a Climate Action Plan in October 2020 to help guide the county’s efforts to…
Nonprofit group claims success in effort to reduce GHG emissions in business cohort
Last May, the Community Climate Collaborative formed the Green Business Alliance to encourage sixteen companies to take steps to reduce greenhouse gas…
Virginia gets funding for Bay clean-up efforts
Last November, President Joe Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act which included $238 million in funding for programs…
Virginia DEQ to award $14 million for electric school buses
More state funding is on the way to help localities make the transition from diesel-powered school buses to electric ones….
Survey released on solar rules across Virginia localities
In six years, the amount of electricity generated by solar panels in increased by 12,150 percent. That’s according to data…
Wegmans to eliminate single-use plastic bags
As Albemarle County and Charlottesville both consider levying a tax on plastic bags, a major grocery chain has announced they…
Governor Youngkin overturns previous administration’s order to ban single-use plastic
In March 2021, former Governor Ralph Northam signed an executive order banning state agencies from buying, selling, or distributing single-use…
IPCC releases new report seeking quick action on greenhouse gas emissions
A new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change indicates that production of greenhouse gas emissions across planet Earth were at…