Virginia Invests $34 Million to Electrify Port of Virginia
Governor Ralph Northam announced that Virginia will replace all-diesel cargo handling equipment at the Port of Virginia with zero-emission all-electric equipment.
ROUNDUP: Cancellation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
After more than six years of environmental violations, vacated permits, and strong resistance from communities across the Commonwealth, it was announced today that Dominion Energy’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline project has been cancelled.
Network Partners Weigh in on Vehicle Electrification
Several VCN partners submitted comments that addressed concerns over cost of deployment and rate design, energy storage, and public charging infrastructure.
SELC/Sierra Club: Atlantic Coast Pipeline problems persist despite Supreme Court decision
The Sierra Club and SELC respond to the U.S. Supreme Court overturning a lower court decision that limited the U.S. Forest Service’s authority to issue a permit to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP).
ROUNDUP: SCC Extension of Moratorium on Utility Disconnections
VCN Partner organizations calls for the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) to extend its moratorium on utility disconnections during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Conservation Community Statements on the Deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, and nationwide protests
More than 25 Virginia Conservation Network partners have released statements in the wake of the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, and countless others whose names we may or may not know.
VCN Welcomes University of Richmond Summer Interns
VCN WELCOMES UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND SUMMER INTERNS The University of Richmond School of Law Summer Public Service Fellowship Program provides summer funding to students working in qualifying government, nonprofit, and private sector employment settings. The Fellowship Program makes it financially possible for students to gain valuable, but unpaid, [...]
Roundup: Historic Win for Climate with Passage of Virginia Clean Economy Act
The Virginia legislature has passed the Virginia Clean Economy Act, establishing the Commonwealth as a national leader in the fight against climate change!
Conservation Updates from the 2020 General Assembly – Week 8
Passage of the SB1027 to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Photo credit: Danielle Simms, VaLCV. Updates on VCN Priorities Budget conferees selected. The House and Senate money committees conferees have been selected and they have some significantly different budgets to work with. Governor Northam also just released a letter to the [...]