A missed opportunity to brighten Virginia’s future with brightfields funding

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A missed opportunity to brighten Virginia’s future with brightfields funding

Last week the House and Senate missed a critical opportunity to support the Virginia Brownfield and Coal Mine Renewable Energy Grant Fund and Program. The program, administered by Virginia Energy and fully supported by lawmakers across the political spectrum, was set to earmark funds for renewable energy projects located on potentially hazardous, abandoned or underutilized sites, including previously coal-mined lands. But this misstep does not m…