About Nicole Vaughan

As the Director of Communications & Outreach, Nicole manages VCN's digital & written presence, website, the Virginia General Assembly Bill Tracker, and the editing & compilation process of Our Common Agenda.

ROUNDUP: Executive Order Increases Plastic Waste

By |2024-03-20T11:29:56-04:00April 12, 2022|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Plastic Waste, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , , |

Governor Youngkin shares an Executive Order incentivizing increased plastic waste in order to develop waste centers and revokes Executive Order 77, the state’s ongoing plan to phase-out on single-use plastics from public agencies and institutions.

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Land Conservation Policy: 2022 General Assembly Review

By |2024-05-01T11:58:02-04:00April 1, 2022|Categories: Land Conservation & Recreation, Protecting Native Species, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , , , , |

See how our land conservation policies to protect BIPOC resources, local farms, native species, and wildlife corridors fared this session.

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Water Policy: 2022 General Assembly Review

By |2024-04-04T11:19:21-04:00March 29, 2022|Categories: Clean Water, Flood Resiliency, Plastic Waste, Toxic Pollution, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , , , , , |

The conservation community successfully passed water policy to increase flood resilience, conserve tree canopies, and reduce polluted runoff.

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