Dominion Energy Inc. and Duke Energy Corp. announced Sunday they were abandoning the controversial Atlantic Coast Pipeline project citing costs and new regulations. The long-delayed $8 billion project has been in the works for six years and aimed to transport natural gasses 600 miles through the Appalachian Trail and three different states. It faced opposition […]
Last month, the PW Perspective discussed the connection between the growing threat of climate change and systemic racism. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and its disproportionate impact on the Black community, the National Black Environmental Justice Network (NBEJN) has reignited its commitment to improving the lives of Black people and addressing the racism that […]
Today is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, and while the entire planet is living under lockdown due to COVID-19, the danger of climate change is still prevalent. Despite the requests of concerned citizens to make climate change a priority issue at the Board of County Supervisors meeting, time will tell if it becomes a […]
Yesterday Virginia Governor Ralph Northam accelerated Virginia’s transition to clean energy by signing the Virginia Clean Economy Act and by amending the Clean Energy and Community Flood Preparedness Act that requires Virginia to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. The Act establishes a carbon dioxide cap-and-trade program to reduce emissions from power plants, in compliance […]
