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Sierra Club Virginia Chapter

@vasierraclub

Part of the national @SierraClub. Leveraging grassroots power to fight for a world where people and justice matter more than polluters' profits.

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Congrats to Fairfax County Fairfax Schools 🌟, Henrico Schools, and Roanoke City Public Schools for winning >$15M for zero-emission battery electric school buses through the EPA's Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program. That = over 100 cleaner, quieter buses! 🚍sierraclub.org/virginia/blog/…

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Arlington Transit ART Alert strengthens its transit infrastructure with a new facility that: -runs on 835 solar panels -can charge 47 battery electric buses -optimizes and streamlines ops, to better support bus operators and maintenance workers 🔥🔥🔥

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New Year = No Fare! If you haven't heard, #LoudounTransit is even more accessible to our community. Local transit and paratransit buses are now FREE! Visit loudoun.gov/transit to learn more!

New Year = No Fare! If you haven't heard, #LoudounTransit is even more accessible to our community. Local transit and paratransit buses are now FREE! Visit loudoun.gov/transit to learn more!
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So as long as we are investing in something that is pollution intensive, innocent people suffer every time. And those people pay taxes too," Tim Cywinski noted. "Those people contribute to the economy too." wvtf.org/news/2025-01-0…

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Electrifying news: The Biden administration awards Virginia Energy >$10M to install EV charging ports at urban and rural tourism destinations across Virginia, more than half of them in disadvantaged communities cbs19news.com/news/millions-…

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.Norfolk Southern worksite under City of Richmond, VA Mayo Bridge is filled with construction debris. The James is going to rise 6 feet in the next 24 hours and will sweep their trash downstream. Call Norfolk Southern and tell them to clean up their trash! ☎️ 800.453.2530 TEXT 540.266.4248

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Considering climate impacts of transportation decisions is just common sense for state & fed DOTs. But now we have this: ‘Breathtakingly Ignorant & Dangerous’: Trump’s DOT Orders Sweeping Purge of Climate, Gender, Race, Environmental Justice Initiatives insideclimatenews.org/news/31012025/…

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Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan said. ‘(The VCEA) helps everything from lowering energy costs to helping our national security. We're going to defend that bill from attacks both here in the state and the national level."’ wtvr.com/news/local-new…

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Happy birthday, Rosa Parks! This #TransitEquityDay, tell your local decision makers to prioritize dedicated funding to make transit affordable, abundant, and accessible for everyone. #cleanair sierraclub.org/virginia/blog/…

Happy birthday, Rosa Parks! This #TransitEquityDay, tell your local decision makers  to prioritize dedicated funding to make transit affordable, abundant, and accessible for everyone. #cleanair sierraclub.org/virginia/blog/…
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Sierra Club statement on another illegal funding freeze by the Trump administration: funding for EV charging through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program that has already been allocated to Virginia and other states. sierraclub.org/press-releases…

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Nominate an individual, business, group or org for a #Loudoun County Environmental Excellence Award! Let’s recognize those working to preserve and protect our environment. Loudoun Co. Govt. Environmental Commission is accepting nominations through 3/3/2025. bit.ly/3ZygB2P

Nominate an individual, business, group or org for a #Loudoun County Environmental Excellence Award! Let’s recognize those working to preserve and protect our environment. <a href="/LoudounCoGovt/">Loudoun Co. Govt.</a> Environmental Commission is accepting nominations through 3/3/2025.  bit.ly/3ZygB2P
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It's #NationalInvasiveSpeciesAwarenessWeek. Check out the Virginia Department of Forestry's ForestryVA's tips on which native plants to plant and which invasive plants to remove in your yard

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The Trump administration is gutting a key provision that allows the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. On Wednesday, EPA boss Lee Zeldin indicated that the agency shouldn't regulate emissions from vehicles and power plants. The move undermines

The Trump administration is gutting a key provision that allows the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. 

On Wednesday, EPA boss Lee Zeldin indicated that the agency shouldn't regulate emissions from vehicles and power plants. The move undermines
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The Sierra Club stands up for the people who safeguard our parks and public lands—those who dedicate their lives to preserving these treasures for all of us.

The <a href="/SierraClub/">Sierra Club</a> stands up for the people who safeguard our parks and public lands—those who dedicate their lives to preserving these treasures for all of us.
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Interested in clean energy? Come to the Mason Energy Forum on 4/23 and hear how policy makers, academics, and the private sector are addressing energy demand from data centers and AI.

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Join us & Virginia Conservation Network, Sierra Club Virginia Chapter, Virginia LCV, National Wildlife Federation and Southeastern Wind Coalition for a FREE webinar on the State of Offshore Wind in Virginia! Get updates on the Coastal VA Offshore Wind project. RSVP Here: ccan.link/offshorewind #OffshoreWind #CleanEnergy #ClimateAction

Join us &amp; <a href="/VCNVAorg/">Virginia Conservation Network</a>, <a href="/vasierraclub/">Sierra Club Virginia Chapter</a>, <a href="/VirginiaLCV/">Virginia LCV</a>, <a href="/NWF/">National Wildlife Federation</a> and Southeastern Wind Coalition for a FREE webinar on the State of Offshore Wind in Virginia! Get updates on the Coastal VA Offshore Wind project. RSVP Here: ccan.link/offshorewind

#OffshoreWind #CleanEnergy #ClimateAction
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As a longtime advocate for clean energy, equitable environmental policy, and the health of all Virginians, Ghazala Hashmi has earned our trust and endorsement for Lieutenant Governor.