I support Governor McAuliffe's leadership in the fight against climate change, but our work does not stop here. The Department of Environmental Quality must use its authority to:

• Create a rule based on the strongest available science that significantly reduces carbon pollution from Virginia's power plants
• Ensure that Virginians — not utilities — benefit from any profits from carbon regulations
• Help reduce the burden on vulnerable communities that are disproportionally impacted by the climate crisis
• Transition Virginia to a clean energy economy by investing in wind and solar power and energy efficiency