How The Gax Tax Suspension Hurts Virginians
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…
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A Reality Check during Earth Month from the Lastest IPCC Report
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…
Environmental Justice Heros: Congressman McEachin
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…
Environmental Justice Heros: Mari Copeny
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…
Environmental Justice Heros: bell hooks
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,…
Environmental Justice Heros: Venessa Nakate
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…
Virginia Is Not for Pipelines!
From Left: Leah Jones, Kidest Gebre, Rev. Dr. Faith Harris, & Dr. Lakshmi Fjord at MVP Violation Vigil Saturday, December 11th, 2021 Blog Post by: Kidest Gebre, VAIPL This past weekend, staff members of…
Faith Organization Responds to Governor-Elect Youngkin’s Aspiration to Leave RGGI
Earlier last week Governor-Elect Youngkin stated he would use an Executive Order to withdraw from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). In response Rev. Dr. Faith Harris, Co-Director of Virginia Interfaith Power & Light…
This Week in Building Back Better: A Transportation Study
A recent study by the University of North Carolina found that transit injustice is quite literally killing our communities. This study estimated that 485 Virginians died prematurely in 2016 due to transportation emissions. The…
This Week in Building Back Better: The Mountain Valley Pipeline
As we enter the final months of 2021, we are reminded of the looming decisions on the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). This pipeline would carry fracked gas across 303 miles from northern West Virginia…
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