RICHMOND — Virginia ranked eighth on a list of the top 10 states for green building. The report by the U.S. Green Building Council finds Virginia had 95…
Environmental groups are headed back to court this Friday in hopes of setting a clear deadline for Gov. Jared Polis administration to start reining in climate pollution at the West Elk Coal Mine in the North Fork Valley. Nathaniel Shoaff, senior attorney for the Sierra Club, said the mine has been operating without a permit in violation of the Clean Air Act for years, and is a major contributor to climate change due to its methane emissions. .
Oregon is high on the list of states focused on sustainable building practices, according to a new report. The state comes in at number 10 in U.S. Green Building Council s ranking released today. .