
Sierra Club Virginia Chapter
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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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http://sierraclub.org/virginia 16-12-2009 13:12:56
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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/…



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…

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-…

Virginians have spoken. #AdvancedCleanCars standards prevail, after the VaSenateofVirginia voted against a repeal bill for the third year in a row #ACCII


.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

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/…

“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…



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


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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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



