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Elizabeth is a longtime energy and environment reporter who has worked for InsideClimate News, Energy Intelligence and Crain Communications. Her groundbreaking dispatches for InsideClimate News from Kalamazoo, Michigan, “The Dilbit Disaster: Inside the Biggest Oil Spill You Never Heard Of” won a Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 2013. Elizabeth covers the state of Virginia.
“I do believe that this location was selected because we are African Americans,” says 75-year-old activist Ella Rose. “People need to know our lives count, too.”
Gov. Ralph Northam’s administration is exploring a possible alliance with the New York Green Bank to finance projects.
Landlords who accept housing assistance vouchers will qualify for forgivable, city-funded efficiency loans.
Harrisonburg’s electric utility recently raised a cap on solar net metering participation, but payment changes could follow.
Yogaville leaders hope their investments in solar power send a message about opposing the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.