U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program Now Available

Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced program guidance for planning grants under the $5 billion Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program, which is a part of the Inflation Reduction Act.

The two-stage program will encourage states, air agencies, municipalities, and tribes to create and implement comprehensive climate pollution ...

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10th Annual Virginia Green Travel Conference & Awards

Join us March 21-22 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center for the 10th annual Virginia Green Travel Conference & Awards event! Speakers will include Lily Shapiro, Director of Advertising at Mediabarn, Katie Register, Executive Director at Clean Virginia Waterways, and our very own Alleyn Harned, Executive Director at Virginia Clean Cities!

Paid registration is required before attendance, with early bird registration allowing prospective attendees to purchase tickets for $20 less than standard registration if purchased before March 7th! Additionally, student pricing is ...

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Technology Happy Hour: VA Transformer Corporation

Join us and Shankar Mukherjee, Vice President of Market Development and Product Management at Virginia Transformer Corporation, on February 16th at 4:00 PM for an in-depth conversation covering the theme “Implementing Next-Gen Smart and Efficient EV Charging Infrastructure!” Shankar will be discussing topics surrounding the effects of lead times on the transformer industry, whether there ...

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Biden-Harris Administration, USDOT Make Available One of the Largest Investments in 50 Years to Expand Intercity Passenger Rail Across America

An Amtrak passenger train. Photo from American-Rails.com.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) today issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcing the availability of almost $2.3 billion in funding to expand and modernize intercity passenger rail nationwide through the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program (Partnership Program). Thanks to President ...

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