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Community Victory: Chesapeake City Council Denies Major Rezoning, Rejects Data Center and Virginia Natural Gas’s Compressor Station 

June 20, 2025
Council vote marks major win for environmental justice and public health as city rejects plans to locate polluting facilities in vulnerable neighborhoods CHESAPEAKE, VA – In a landmark decision for
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Pollution from the U.S. Paper Industry is Vastly Under-Reported, New Study Reveals

May 29, 2025
Report Documents 3X Reported Greenhouse Gas Pollution, Air and Water Contamination, Including in Virginia For a copy of the report, click here. Richmond, VA – Climate-warming pollution from the U.S.
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MoCo Kids Lead the Way: Family Environmental Scavenger Hunt Sparks Climate Action to Protect Our Communities and Environment

April 30, 2025
CCAN joined parenting author Shannon Brescher Shea to host its first post-pandemic kid-focused event in Montgomery County to help parents talk to their children about climate change and how we
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RVA Steps Up for Climate Action: CCAN’s First 5K for the Planet Energizes People-Powered Movement

April 28, 2025
Families, friends, and activists ran and walked at Bryan Park to raise awareness and funds for regional environmental resilience and justice RICHMOND, VA – On Sunday, April 27, the Chesapeake
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LIHEAP in Crisis: State Leaders, Advocates Warn HHS Cuts Put Low-Income Families at Risk of Utility Shutoffs and Health Emergencies

April 23, 2025
Maryland, Virginia, and DC lawmakers highlight devastating impact of eliminating the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) WASHINGTON, DC – A diverse coalition of elected officials, advocacy groups, and impacted
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CCAN Condemns Reckless Geoengineering Deployment Amid MAKE SUNSETS Controversy

April 17, 2025
Climate organization highlights dangers of unregulated solar geoengineering, calls for scientific research and transparency. WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) strongly condemns any private entity that recklessly
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Indie Folk Musician and DC Climate Activist Vienna Teng Performs at the 20th Annual CCAN Polar Bear Plunge

February 18, 2025
As Threats to Climate Progress Intensify, Hundreds of Activists Were Freezin’ for a Reason: Raise Funds for Critical Climate Campaigns Takoma Park, MD – On Saturday, February 15, the Chesapeake
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Lengths of pipe placed the ground along the under-construction Mountain Valley Pipeline near Elliston, Virginia, U.S. September 29, 2019. Picture taken September 29, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Mostoller (Newscom TagID: rtrleleven529716.jpg) [Photo via Newscom]

Violation-Riddled MVP Developer Submits Request to Alter Southgate Pipeline

February 4, 2025
CCAN highlight: “Mountain Valley Pipeline has spent decades trying to break and bend the rules to rush through unnecessary, dangerous methane gas pipelines that put communities and vulnerable ecosystems at
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Long-awaited DOE Report Makes Crystal Clear LNG Exports are NOT in Public Interest

December 17, 2024
Biden Administration’s Dept. of Energy analysis of Liquified Natural Gas exports shows Americans are negatively impacted, especially communities of color. WASHINGTON, DC – The Biden Administration’s Department of Energy today
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Judge Rules: Governor Youngkin Effort to Pull Virginia Out of RGGI was Illegal

November 20, 2024
RICHMOND, VA – The Floyd County Circuit Court ruled today that Gov. Glenn Youngkin administration’s decision to direct the Air Pollution Control Board to end Virginia’s participation in the Regional
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