DEQ’s draft Commonwealth of Virginia Priority Climate Action Plan is available for public comment through Friday, February 23. DEQ will hold two online public meetings Thursday, February 22 during which the public may comment. Meeting access info is on the PCAP webpage. Comments may also be made via US Mail and email; deets are online using the PCAP link.
The draft identifies “near-term and high impact projects to reduce GHG [greenhouse gas] and other air pollutant emissions.” (Source: https://www.deq.virginia.gov/our-programs/air/greenhouse-gases/climate-pollution-reduction-grant)
The final report will be delivered to the EPA by March 1.
The Priority Climate Action Plan is one of two ― the other is the Comprehensive Climate Action Plan “to implement a longer-term statewide plan to reduce GHG and other air pollutant emissions” ― required under the EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grant.