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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
Daniel Shaffer January 28, 2022 Regional Issues Read more

Trump EPA head, coal lobbyist tapped as Virginia’s environmental chief

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  • – Virginia Mercury – 1/6/22
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  • Opinion: Glenn Youngkin is no moderate on
    the environment
Daniel Shaffer January 15, 2022 Regional Issues Read more

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. 

Daniel Shaffer September 24, 2021 Pipeline Updates Read more

Regulators say Dominion’s long-range plan doesn’t meet statutory standards

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  • – Virginia Mercury – 2/2/21
Daniel Shaffer February 19, 2021 Local & ACP, Regional Issues Read more

‘Game-changer’: FERC order opens door for renewables

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  • – E&E Energywire – 9/18/20
Daniel Shaffer September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 Big Picture Read more

New York State Codifies Fracking Ban in Budget

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  • – Natural Resources Defense Council – 4/3/20
Daniel Shaffer April 10, 2020 Big Picture Read more

Q&A: NRDC attorney on the legal issues behind Atlantic Coast Pipeline challenge

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  • – Energy News Network – 3/19/20
Daniel Shaffer March 20, 2020 Local & ACP Read more

Top Democrat Energy Staffer Joins Duke Energy as VP

The Democrat Staff Director of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Sarah Venuto, has been named Vice President of Public Policy for Duke Energy.  She began her duties on January 13.

Ms. Venuto was appointed to the minority staff director position of the Senate Energy Committee in January 2019 after serving for 4 years on the staff of Sen.

Daniel Shaffer January 17, 2020 Pipeline Updates Read more

New NRDC Study Confirms Unequal Water Quality for Minorities

“Race, ethnicity, and language had the strongest relationship to slow and ineffective enforcement of the Safe Drinking Water Act,” according to the findings of a new study released September 24 by ABRA member Natural Resources Defense Council. The study found that “while the Safe Drinking Water Act guarantees all Americans access to clean,

Daniel Shaffer October 11, 2019 Pipeline Updates Read more

As utilities scramble to manage explosive DER growth, is power grid autonomy a solution?

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  • – Utility Dive – 9/11/19
Daniel Shaffer September 13, 2019 Big Picture Read more
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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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