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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 30, 2026 MEDIA CONTACTTim Cywinski, tim.cywinski@sierraclub.orgAlex Mountfield, alex.mountfield@sunstonestrategies.com, 202.599.7509 Amid high gas prices and a tight state budget, Virginia must do more to...

Virginia’s return to RGGI is a major step forward for our climate, our communities, and our future.We thank Governor Abigail Spanberger for her leadership and clear commitment to restoring this critical program. Rejoining RGGI means getting back to...

Alliance aims to uphold the terms of the Paris Climate Agreement

Statewide campaign focuses on affordability, reliability, and protecting Virginians from rising energy bills and greenhouse gas pollution

 For Immediate Release  Tuesday, November 25, 2025 Richmond, VA – Today, the State Corporation Commission approved Dominion Energy’s request to construct the 944-megawatt Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center—a new methane...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 6, 2025Contact: Tim Cywinski, tim.cywinski@sierraclub.orgRichmond, VA — Sierra Club Virginia Chapter congratulates Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger, Lt. Governor-elect Ghazala Hashmi, and Attorney General-elect...

Sierra Club Virginia Chapter Announces Initial Endorsements in 2025 House of Delegates ElectionsFIght for clean air, water, and action on climate change heads to the 2026 Session Richmond, Va. – Today, the Sierra Club...

“I don’t know of any community that is welcoming data centers with open arms anymore,” says the Sierra Club’s Tim Cywinski, “because we have so much experience with the past facilities that we know what the worst-case scenario looks like.”

Original story found here. By Kyndall HansonPublished: Jul. 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM EDTCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Environmental groups across Virginia are expressing concerns with Dominion Energy’s 15-year integrated resource plan (IRP), taking...

The environmental organization believes these choices represent the best vision for climate action and an affordable clean energy future for Virginians