Albemarle and Charlottesville officials urge community to conserve water

Dry conditions throughout the area have prompted both Albemarle County and Charlottesville to issue press releases this week to urge community members to conserve water.  “Recovery from moderate drought-like conditions may take several months, depending on the amount of rain we receive and the severity of the dry conditions in the watershed,” reads the press release…

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SELC files suit to stop Virginia’s exit from RGGI

The Southern Environmental Law Center has filed suit in Fairfax Circuit Court to stop the Youngkin administration from following through with its plans to remove Virginia from an interstate compact intended to ultimately reduce greenhouse gas emissions. (view the petition) In June, the State Air Pollution Control Board voted 4-3 to exit the Regional Greenhouse…

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Comment period open for Virginia’s withdrawal from carbon trading program

Governor Glenn Youngkin signed Executive Order #9 just hours after taking the oath of office in January 2022. The document signaled the administration’s desire to withdraw from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a multi-state compact that requires power producers to purchase credits if they exceed certain caps on the amount of emissions released into the atmosphere. “Virginia’s…

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Poll to name Albemarle’s first street sweeper closes Monday

Albemarle County is in the nascent stages of establishing its own public works department and one of the first moves has been the purchase of a large vehicle intended to clean streets in the urban area. “Investments in an urban right of way program – including launching a local streetsweeper program – and property maintenance…

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