Category: Virginia
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A Real-Time Look at Sea Level Rise Caused by Climate Change
Sea-level rise coupled with climate change presents a tremendous risk to coastal cities around the world. According to Climate News Network, by 2050, flood damage costs in the world’s coastal cities …
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Green Building Set to Equal Half of U.S. Construction By 2016
Green building is growing fast in the U.S., and may represent more than half of all commercial and institutional construction as soon as 2016.
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Coal Ash Bill Would Prohibit EPA from Protecting Americans
There’s a move afoot in Congress to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from passing the first-ever national rule for power plants to properly dispose of coal ash—all 125 million tons of it produced every single year …
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Lawsuit Sets Precedent in Challenging Taxpayer Financing of Coal Exports
“Ex-Im Bank turned a blind eye to the toxic coal dust, heavy train traffic and disruptive noise that our members living near ports and railways experience on a daily basis.”
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First Ever U.S. Offshore Wind Lease Sale in New England
According to the Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. has more than 4,000 GW of offshore wind potential off its coasts. That is enough energy to power the U.S. four times over.