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Virginia Governor Younkin announces appointments to Air Board

Governor Younkin announced on May 13 the following appointments to the Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board:

  • James Patrick Guy II of Saxe, General Counsel, Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative
  • Jay Holloway of Richmond, Managing Partner, Climate Law &
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Youngkin administration says it aims to speed up environmental permitting

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  • – Virginia Mercury – 4/14/22
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Youngkin administration sets stricter runoff rules for solar farms

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  • – Virginia Mercury – 4/18/22
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Youngkin says RGGI won’t cut emissions. Critics say his own report shows he’s wrong.

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  • – Virginia Mercury – 3/18/22
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GOP senator says Youngkin would sign bill to ban Dominion Energy campaign donations

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  • – Richmond Times-Dispatch – 1/26/22
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  • Republican anger, progressive concern combine in push to ban political spending by utilities
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Union joins fight against Trump-era EPA boss

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  • – E&E News – 1/21/22
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  • Ex-EPA workers ask Virginia senators not to confirm Wheeler
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Virginia’s flood woes: It’s time for some consistency

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  • – Virginia Mercury – 12/14/21
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  • Va. governor-elect vows to exit cap-and-trade program
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Green energy may flourish even with Republicans dominating Richmond

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  • – NPR WVTF – 11/17/21
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  • Has the energy transition hit a roadblock in Virginia, or just a rough patch of pavement?
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Gubernatorial candidates comment, or choose not to, on Mountain Valley Pipeline

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  • – The Roanoke Times – 10/9/21
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Governor Northam Appoints New Secretary of Natural Resources

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced on September 22 he was appointing Ann Jennings as the new Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources.  Ms. Jennings has served as Deputy Secretary of the department and replaces Matt Strickler, who was appointed to the position when Governor Northam took office in 2018. 

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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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