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Biden/McCarthy Debt Ceiling Agreement Betrays Virginia and Frontline Communities, Putting People and Climate at Risk
CCAN says: “We will not take this lying down. Our fight against the Mountain Valley Pipeline is not over.” Richmond, VA — Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted to approve the
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NextEra to Drop Methane Gas Assets, Signaling Critical Threat to Mountain Valley Pipeline
CCAN says: “MVP’s other investors would be wise to come to the same conclusion” Richmond, VA — On Tuesday, NextEra Energy, Inc. announced that it will drop all of its
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CCAN Applauds EPA’s New Carbon Rules As A Step Towards Climate Justice
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposal to tighten restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil-fuel power plants. EPA proposed two new rules: one for existing coal and gas plants, and one for new gas plants. The largest facilities must make the earliest and most substantial carbon emission cuts, while retiring coal plants and peak-demand gas units face more lenient standards. New gas plants must implement the latest emission reduction technologies within a specific timeframe.
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Climate Ride 2023: Team CCAN
  Team CCAN Bikes Through the Shenandoah Valley for Climate Action   We did it! CCAN’s first ever (official) Climate Ride team participated in the Green Fondo Climate Ride in
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Dominion Energy and Governor Youngkin unite behind corporate profit grab that would bankrupt Virginians and exacerbate climate change
Richmond, VA — Yesterday, Dominion Energy published its latest Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), which outlines a series of methods to meet energy demand in its territory. Dominion recommends making unprecedented
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Position Announcement: Virginia Organizing Internships
Chesapeake Climate Action Network is hiring two part-time summer interns to assist our organizing team in Virginia. An organizing internship is a terrific opportunity to develop your skills in outreach,
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U.S. Forest Service lets Mountain Valley Pipeline rip through Jefferson National Forest – CCAN protests
Richmond, VA — Today, the U.S. Forest Service published its Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS) for the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), a proposed 303-mile fracked gas pipeline through
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INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY: COMMUNICATIONS AND SOCIAL MEDIA INTERN
DESCRIPTION Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) works with partners across the Chesapeake region to promote renewable energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and stop the expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure. Our
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Environmental and Justice Groups March on Biden’s EPA, Demanding an End to Delays on Power Plant Rules
“EPA: Please Stop Smoking!” rally demands that the agency break its bad habit of missing industry pollution rule deadlines, endangering our health and climate. LIVESTREAM HERE (Photos Below) WASHINGTON, D.C. –
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CCAN condemns Mountain Valley Pipeline permit news
US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds Mountain Valley Pipeline water permit; CCAN objects Richmond, VA — On March 29, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to uphold the
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