Press Releases

Hundreds Pack DEQ Hearing to Oppose Dominion’s Chesterfield Gas Plant

September 9, 2025

Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, Del. Mike Jones, and Del. Rodney Willett join residents urging denial of the air permit CHESTERFIELD, VA — Hundreds of residents, community leaders, and public health advocates

Chesterfield Residents Pack VA Department of Environmental Quality Briefing, Call for Clean Air Over Gas Pollution

August 8, 2025

CHESTERFIELD, VA — Dozens of residents, advocates, and community leaders gathered Thursday evening to speak out against Dominion Energy’s proposed gas plant in Chesterfield, ahead of a public briefing hosted

Amid This Summer’s Record Heat and Violent Rain, Local Author Shows How Climate Change is Killing Trees and Making People Sick on His Street and Yours

August 4, 2025

If you’re looking for a new way to tell the climate story, Mike Tidwell’s new book, The Lost Trees of Willow Avenue, is a good place to start TAKOMA PARK,

Maryland Electricity Bills Stay High as PJM Auction Drives Prices Up Again

July 23, 2025

Advocates criticize grid operator for failing to connect clean energy, praise Maryland leaders for mitigating increase BALTIMORE, MD – PJM, the grid operator responsible for keeping the lights on in

Chesapeake City Council Reverses Course, Approves Controversial Rezoning for Virginia Gas Compressor Station

July 17, 2025

Council’s unusual revote and restricted public comment draw accusations of exclusion and environmental injustice CHESAPEAKE, VA — In a contentious and racially divided decision, the Chesapeake City Council voted 6-3

Dominion Energy’s IRP Misses the Mark on Clean Energy Commitments

July 16, 2025

SCC orders Dominion to adopt a 20-year outlook and include scenarios for retiring fossil fuel plants in next energy roadmap RICHMOND, VA – The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) issued

As RGGI States Forge Ahead on Climate, Will Virginia Get Left Behind?

July 10, 2025

Climate group praises stronger rules while criticizing Governor Youngkin’s unlawful move to remove Virginia RICHMOND, VA – Ten Northeast states have agreed to triple the rate of power sector emissions

Why We Can’t Afford to Lose FEMA: Lessons from Hurricane Helene and Beyond

Twenty Influential Virginia Groups Warn of Disaster If FEMA Is Dissolved in Letter Delivered to Governor Youngkin

June 25, 2025

Groups Highlight Risks to Virginia and Urge Youngkin to Use His Seat on FEMA Review Council to Defend Federal Disaster Aid RICHMOND, VA— In a unified call to action, 20

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

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.