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In the Path of the Storm

New report finds that weather-related disasters are already affecting hundreds of millions of Americans, and documents how global warming could lead to certain extreme weather events becoming even more common or more severe in the future.

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Environment Virginia, Congressman Jim Moran, and the BlueGreen Alliance Give Springtime Energy-Saving Tips and Tour Local Super-Efficient Home

Congressman Jim Moran, the Blue Green Alliance and local leaders joined Environment Virginia on a tour of a super-efficient home owned by Scott Sklar in Arlington, VA. The groups outlined top tips for home and business owners to reduce their energy use and protect our environment.

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Five Top Tips for Energy Spring-Cleaning

With spring-cleaning around the corner, Environment Virginia, Congressman Jim Moran, and the BlueGreen Alliance came together today to outline top tips for home and business owners to clean up their energy use and protect our environment.

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Over 60 attend Alexandria Town Hall Meeting on Climate

On March 13, over sixty activists and concerned citizens attended a Climate Legacy Town Hall meeting in Old Town Alexandria sponsored by Environment Virginia and the Sierra Club.

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New Draft Report: Global Warming Affecting Virginia in Big Ways

The new draft National Climate Assessment report was released on Friday, January 11. The draft report incorporates input from more than 240 experts from around the country, and from federal agencies including the Department of Energy and NASA and details what many Virginians already know: global warming is very real and threatens the commonwealth.

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New Pollution Standards Will Save Lives

Environment Virginia applauds the Obama administration for strengthening air quality standards for particulate matter or "soot" pollution.

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Less toxic mercury in our water, air and bodies

After our research helped shine a media spotlight on the health problems mercury can cause for young children and babies in utero, the Environmental Protection Agency ruled that power plants across Virginia and the nation must reduce the amount of mercury they emit by 90 percent.

New limits on carbon pollution

In conjunction with our national federation, we helped convince the Environmental Protection Agency to set smart new limits on the amount of smog-forming carbon pollution that new coal-fired power plants can emit – an important victory for the countless Virginians who suffer from asthma, which is exacerbated by smog.

Driving the climate change message home

We’ve helped educate thousands of people across the state about the threat global warming poses to our economy and public health, showing that a majority of Virginians live in counties that experienced federal weather disasters between 2006 and 2011, and that global warming loads the dice for more extreme weather events

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Environment Virginia Research & Policy Center gratefully accepts bequests, beneficiary designations of IRAs and life insurance, and gifts of securities to support our work. Your gift will assure that we can continue to protect Virginia’s air, water and open spaces for future generations.

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