by Justin Doyle | Apr 30, 2019 | Advocacy, Community Conservation, News |
After numerous budget review and work sessions that began following the presentation of Mayor Stoney’s proposed budget last month, Richmond’s City Council reached a consensus on the FY 2020 budget Monday afternoon. The good news is the budget supports capital projects...
by jravirginia | Apr 26, 2019 | Advocacy, News |
Earlier this month, Virginia became the first state to hammer out a draft of how we’ll meet our Bay Cleanup goals by 2025. It’s called the Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan, a.k.a. the WIP, and it’s peppered with strategies to reduce pollution and restore clean...
by jravirginia | Apr 5, 2019 | Advocacy, News |
PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 5th, 2019 CONTACT:Jamie BrunkowRiverkeeper and Senior Advocacy Manager(757) 634-4541jbrunkow@jrava.org Governor Northam’s Draft Chesapeake Bay Restoration Plan Charts a Course Towards a Grade A James RiverToday, Governor...
by jravirginia | Mar 28, 2019 | Advocacy, James Riverkeeper, News |
What does the Dirty Water Rule mean for the James River? (TL;DR – It’s bad news.) Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced troubling changes to the Clean Water Act (CWA), one of our Nation’s bedrock environmental laws that has protected...
by jravirginia | Mar 20, 2019 | Advocacy, News, Press Release |
PRESS STATEMENTFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 20, 2019 CONTACT:Jamie BrunkowRiverkeeper and Senior Advocacy Manager(757) 634-4541jbrunkow@jrava.org James River Association Praises Governor and General Assembly forNew Coal Ash Legislation Today, Governor Northam signed...
by Anna Killius | Mar 14, 2019 | Advocacy, News |
Last week, the James River Association joined clean water groups from all over the Chesapeake Bay Watershed at our Nation’s Capitol to ask our Congressional leaders to support water quality funding. For years, we’ve urged our elected officials to hold the line against...
