Recently the MSC Cruises was found guilty of fraud for greenwashing – making false claims about their pollution practices to come across as being eco-friendly (https://gofossilfree.org/nl/msc-cruises-guilty-of-greenwashing/). Misleading claims about pollution are not uncommon for this industry and the State Control Board should take this in account when making decisions about pollution. They should look at the track record of the industry, the funding source of pollution studies (some are funded by the cruise industry), and carefully parse the industry’s pollution claims. There are now multiple peer-reviewed studies on the pollution and impacts of this industry and they should be used to make sound decisions for the Commonwealth. I urge you to consider this when making your decisions about regulating the cruise industry in Virginia. I strongly support this petition. Thank you for your service to our Commonwealth.