# Port of Virginia

Type: organization

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## Timeline

- **2026**: Editorial Call to Action — Major regional outlets call for urgent state intervention as flood events increase in frequency.
- **2025**: Funding Shortfalls — Localities report significant gaps in funding for 'shovel-ready' resilience infrastructure.
- **2023**: RGGI Withdrawal — The Virginia Air Pollution Control Board votes to withdraw from RGGI, sparking legal and funding debates.
- **2021**: Resilience Fund Established — The Resilient Virginia Revolving Fund is created to provide loans and grants for local flood projects.
- **2020**: RGGI Participation — Virginia joins the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, dedicating 45% of proceeds to flood resilience.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Hampton Roads Faces Critical Resilience Gap as Sea Levels Rise
2026-03-11 02:26:27 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

The Hampton Roads region is grappling with some of the highest rates of relative sea-level rise in the United States, yet legislative and funding actions remain stalled. Local leaders are calling for urgent state intervention to protect critical infrastructure and national security assets from chronic flooding.
Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/hampton-roads-resilience-funding-crisis

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