"Chesapeake Bay Group Cites Pollution Data Concerns"
"The current pace of reducing agricultural pollution in the Chesapeake Bay is off track, an advocacy group said Wednesday."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 06/23/2022
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Virginia Governor Rolls Back Plastics Phase-Out, Seeks Recycling
"An executive order this spring by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin trumpeted efforts to boost recycling, but it also eliminated a commitment by his predecessor to phase out single-use plastics at state agencies and universities."
Source: Energy News, 06/22/2022
"Why the Chesapeake Bay’s Beloved Blue Crabs Are at an All-Time Low"
"Scientists on the latest dredge survey said factors like pollution, predation and a sex imbalance in the blue crab population could be among the factors contributing to the decline."
Source: Inside Climate News, 06/16/2022
"Virginia's Critical Wetlands Are Marching Inland"
"As sea levels rise, some of Virginia’s most valuable coastal wetlands, from the Chesapeake Bay marshes to the Great Dismal Swamp, are at risk of either being lost or migrating farther inland."
Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch, 06/13/2022
"Chesapeake Earns Another C Grade In Latest Report Card"
"The Chesapeake Bay’s condition ticked upward in 2021 but not enough to raise its middling C grade in the latest report card from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science."
Source: Bay Journal, 06/08/2022
Climate Change Action May Depend on Supreme Court
A milestone legal challenge soon to be decided by the U.S. high court could severely limit how the U.S. government regulates the greenhouse gasses that cause climate change. The new Issue Backgrounder takes a look at West Virginia v. EPA, its legal implications, the politics behind it and what it would mean for efforts to curb future impacts of global warming.
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Va. Senate Democrats Put Wheeler’s Bid For Youngkin’s Cabinet In Limbo
"Democrats who control the [Virginia] state Senate thwarted a Republican effort on Tuesday to revive the Cabinet bid of former Trump administration official Andrew Wheeler, leaving Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R) embattled appointee in limbo."
Source: Washington Post, 02/09/2022
"Va. Senate Panel Snubs Trump EPA Chief for Youngkin’s Cabinet"
"A state Senate committee on Tuesday rejected former Trump administration official Andrew Wheeler for Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Cabinet — a rare snub that is not likely to end the Republican governor’s efforts to install Wheeler as secretary of natural and historic resources."
Source: Washington Post, 02/02/2022
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