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Stop the Shipping Lobby in Virginia

Self-Interest over the Common Good

 According to former U.S. Congressman Sam Farr who was interviewed by Univision News, he tried four times to get federal ship environmental legislation passed, but he never garnered enough support to get beyond the powerful shipping lobby.   

Million spent on Lobbying

  Tens of millions of dollars are spent by the shipping lobby every year. They work to maximize profits and externalize health and environmental cost impacts making Virginians pay the price for their pollution.  

Source: Open Secrets 

Science or Deception?

Is it strange that studies funded by the shipping industry are always pro-pollution? That's right, it is OK to continue to pollute because their studies claim the pollution is just not bad enough.


We know Virginians are smarter than that!


We know there is a simple solution to ship pollution.

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5 Shipping Lobbyist are Registered in Virginia

 Shipping lobbyists are flooding Richmond to protect their bottom line. It’s time to put our families and our waters first. Contact your Commonwealth representative today and demand they prioritize Virginian health over corporate profits. 

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