Virginians could see an additional $5 charge on their power bills after Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam, Republican House Speaker Kirk Cox and a bipartisan group of legislators announced an agreement Thursday to clean up large ponds of toxic coal ash throughout the...
Debate Around Coal Ash Heats Up As General Assembly Considers Environmental Legislation
In the wake of debates about the toxic byproducts of coal, local power plants are taking the heat -- and local government is taking a stand through legislation. Coal ash, the toxic byproduct of its namesake energy source, has been at the forefront of recent...
Controversy and Condemnation Surround the Lead-Up to a Crucial Pipeline Vote
In the coming weeks, Virginia’s environmental and political future is set to see a potential shift. The past weeks were marked by upsets, confrontations, and accusations of corruption surrounding the Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast Pipelines, and as a crucial vote...
Prison Reform Advocates Call for Change to Solitary Confinement in Virginia
David Smith doesn’t cut the figure of a man who’s been to prison, let alone one who spent more than a year in solitary confinement. Dressed in a button-up white shirt, with tan khakis and a blue blazer, the impression Smith gives is more of a white collar worker. This...
“Pumpkins Not Pipelines”: Activists Stage Halloween Parade Outside the Governor’s Office
Richmond residents from Broad Street to North 9th were witness to a parade of costumed protesters Wednesday, warning of “a place where the air is so polluted it causes headaches, nosebleeds and illness. A place where your water is the color of toxic mud.” “On this...
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