Last week, VAIPL and environmental organizations across the region celebrated water justice and wetland restoration for Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week. May this serve as a reminder to reconnect to your local watershed and learn…
In June, Virginia Interfaith Power & Light (VAIPL) will be bringing back our Juneteenth series to the Environmental Justice Now! Show. This series will be livestreamed each Friday in June and end on the…
The cost of owning and maintaining a single-passenger vehicle is increasing rapidly. The price of a gallon of regular gas has risen by approximately $1.50 over the past year! According to iSeeCars, the cost of…
Following the Expert Panel Report released by DEQ, yesterday, Virginia Interfaith Power & Light (VAIPL) released our final report on the findings of the Community and Faith Leader’s Fact-Finding Delegation to Bristol, VA. VAIPL released this report to the Bristol community members and the…
Youngkin has called a special session to vote on pausing the 26 cents per gallon tax. Virginia Interfaith Power & Light has signed on to a letter detailing how the proposed gas tax suspension…
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a new report this week, and one thing is certain: It’s Time to Act! This report has made it clear we need to take extreme measures…
This week, as Black History Month comes to a close, we at VAIPL wish to honor an environmental hero close to home: Congressman A. Donald McEachin. McEachin is a U.S. representative for Virginia’s 4th…
The fight for clean water is far from over, and in recognition of this, our environmental justice hero for this week is Little Miss Flint. Amariyanna “Mari” Copeny–commonly referred to as Little Miss Flint–is…
This week’s environmental justice hero is dedicated in loving memory to bell hooks, an author, professor, feminist, and social activist. Gloria Jean Watkins–more commonly known for her pen name, bell hooks–was a prolific writer,…
For the month of February, we wish to introduce environmental justice heroes. This week, we highlight a passionate young climate activist and author: Venessa Nakate. She is a climate activist from Uganda who aims…
