Action | Reduce and Cap Carbon Dioxide from Fossil Fuel Fired Electric Power Generating Facilities (Rev. C17) |
Stage | NOIRA |
Comment Period | Ended on 7/26/2017 |
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Dear Department of Environmental Quality:
I support Governor McAuliffe's leadership in the fight against climate change. But our work does not stop here. I call on the Department of Environmental Quality to use its authority to:
Virginia is already seeing the devastating effects of climate change, from debilitating drought and extreme heat waves to dangerous flooding due to sea levels rising in places like Hampton Roads — home to the world's largest naval base.
It's time for Virginia to step up as a leader on climate action. I will stand with the governor and the Department of Environmental Quality every step of the way in implementing this visionary plan to cap carbon pollution and expand our clean energy economy. Thank you.
In addition to pulling the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement, President Trump is trying to slash the EPA's budget, dismantle the Clean Power Plan, ramp up oil and gas drilling across our public lands and off our coasts and roll back our clean energy future — all to benefit his fossil fuel allies.
So, now more than ever, we need states like Virginia to take the lead in the fight against climate change.