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Climate change group scrapped by Trump reassembles to issue warning

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  • – The Guardian – 4/4/19
Daniel Shaffer April 5, 2019 Big Picture Read more

Bad news for environmental justice in Virginia

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  • – The Washington Post – 1/24/19
Daniel Shaffer January 25, 2019 Local & ACP Read more

Governor’s Advisory Council on Environmental Justice to Go Away – Literally

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  • – Blue Virginia – 10/25/18
Daniel Shaffer November 2, 2018 Local & ACP Read more

Northam Rebuffs Environmental Justice Commission Recommendations

Virginia Natural Resources Secretary Matt Strickler has rebuffed recommendations made to Governor Northam on August 16 by the Governor’s Advisory Council on Environmental Justice (GACEJ) concerning the environmental justice impacts of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) and the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). 

Daniel Shaffer October 19, 2018 Pipeline Updates Read more

Advisory council asks Northam to stop pipeline work, but governor passes

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  • – The Roanoke Times – 10/17/18
Daniel Shaffer October 19, 2018 Regional & MVP Read more

In Virginia, governor and appointees at odds over gas pipelines

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  • – The Washington Post – 8/28/18
Daniel Shaffer August 31, 2018 Local & ACP Read more

Draft Statement from Virginia Advisory Council on Environmental Justice Calls for New Gas Infrastructure Moratorium, Stream-by-Stream Assessment

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  • – Blue Virginia – 5/30/18
Daniel Shaffer June 2, 2018 Local & ACP Read more

Advisory Council on Environmental Justice Established in Virginia

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced on October 31 the convening of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s first Environmental Justice Advisory Council (EJAC). The EJAC, established by Executive Order 73, will provide advice and recommendations to the Executive Branch on ways in which environmental justice should be incorporated in decision-making.

Daniel Shaffer November 3, 2017 Pipeline Updates Read more

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Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance

The Allegheny Blue-Ridge Alliance (ABRA) is a coalition of conservation organizations dedicated to promoting and protecting the environmental integrity of the Allegheny-Blue Ridge region, which encompasses the Central Appalachian Highlands area of Virginia and West Virginia.

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