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News You May Have Missed

 

There’s been a lot going on – here are some news items from our In the News page you may have missed (many additional interesting news articles on that page).

  • 9-19-19 E&E News. NPS to superintendents: Opposed to drilling? Call us first.
  • 9-19-19 E&E Energywire. Judge bars ‘riot boosting’ law aimed at Keystone XL protests.
  • 9-19-19 New Republic. How Energy Companies Corrupt State Politics.
  • 9-18-19 Virginia Mercury. Renewable energy providers cleared to operate in Virginia.
  • 9-17-19 The Hill. Dangerous oil and gas industry exemption slipped into highway bill.  [Not Dominion/ACP, but a similar strategy]
  • 9-17-19 PBS News. Virginia governor sets renewable energy goal of 100 percent by 2050.
  • 9-17-19 WDBJ7. Pipeline opponents raise more concerns about environmental impact.
  • 9-15-19 DeSmog. Cheap Renewables Could Make 90% of Proposed Gas Power Plants — and Many Pipelines — Obsolete by 2035.
  • 9-15-19 Daily Progress. Opinion/Editorial: Biscuit Run Park: Show us the money.
  • 9-13-19 Virginia Mercury. Dominion, Navy, Walmart and government groups spar over utility’s request to boost profits.
  • Fall 2019 Save the Bay Magazine. The Fight for Environmental Justice at Union Hill.
This entry was posted in News Reports on September 16, 2019 by Ellen Bouton.

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