Election Training Series: Strengthening Advocacy Efforts for Nonprofits
Our 3-part training series will help you navigate the legalities of election advocacy as a 501(c)(3), spot and combat disinformation, and review case studies.
Climate Investments in VA: Home Energy Efficiency Upgrades
VCN is partnering with different organizations to create videos showcasing federal funds being brought into Virginia. Our first partner, Viridiant, highlights the impact of Home Energy Rebates.
Article: Whales Are Dying but Not from Offshore Wind
Scientific American published an article debunking the myth that offshore wind projects are responsible for killing whales, instead identifying ship strikes and rising ocean temperatures as the real causes.
CCWC Member Highlight: Southside ReLeaf
For Choose Clean Water Coalition's Member Highlight, Pat Calvert, VCN's Director of Clean Water & Land Conservation Programs, recently interviewed Amy Wentz and Sheri Shannon, co-founders of Southside ReLeaf, about their organization, current projects, and more.
Chesterfield Gas Plant Health Impacts Fact Sheet
SELC has released an updated health impacts factsheet on Dominion's proposed 1,000-megawatt gas plant. The update includes a new map indicating both potential sites and revised pollutant data, emphasizing that the gas plant will generate more pollution than the existing coal plant.
Transportation Equity Dashboard
TransitCenter recently updated their Transportation Equity Dashboard, a tool which tracks how well transit connects people to opportunities in the seven regions with the largest transit systems, including Washington, D.C..
Electric Vehicles in Virginia Fact Sheet
Synapse Energy Economics released a fact sheet evaluating the impact of electric vehicles on Virginia's electricity rates from 2011 to 2021, concluding that EVs lowered rates for both EV-owners and non-EV owners.
Report: Assessing Benefits of Distributed Solar in Virginia
VCU's Institute for Sustainable Energy and Environment (ISEE) and Wilder School Center for Public Policy released a report updating a 2020 study on the economic benefits of installing 2,500 MW of distributed solar capacity in Virginia, and whether the state is on track to meet this goal.
Video: Blueprint for a Better Region
Our partners at Coalition for Smarter Growth released a video detailing their Blueprint for a Better Region, a vision for a more sustainable, livable DC region. This video explains how smart growth ties together housing, transportation, land use, sustainability, and equity.