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.

Conservation Updates from the 2020 General Assembly – Week 4

By |2022-02-15T16:35:23-05:00January 31, 2020|Categories: Updates From The Capital|

More than 250 conservation advocates met in Richmond for Conservation Lobby Day. Pictured: Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, Bettina Ring. (Photo credit: Marco Sanchez, PEC) Updates on VCN Priorities Virginia Clean Economy Act (HB1526/SB851). Next week marks a pivotal moment for the VCEA. Board member Kendyl Crawford had a great op-ed [...]

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Conservation Updates from the 2020 General Assembly – Week 3

By |2022-02-15T16:35:37-05:00January 24, 2020|Categories: Updates From The Capital|

Network Partners join Sen. Lewis after the passing of SB795 through subcommittee on a largely bi-partisan vote. The bill removes outdated language that expresses Virginia's support of offshore drilling. Updates on VCN Priorities Restoring the regulatory power of the SCC and saving ratepayers billions (HB1132). Since 2015, Dominion Energy has overcharged its Virginia customers [...]

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PHOTO GALLERY: More than 250 Advocates Meet with Legislators for 2020 Conservation Lobby Day

By |2022-09-30T12:42:32-04:00January 22, 2020|Categories: VCN News|Tags: |

MORE THAN 250 ADVOCATES MEET WITH LEGISLATORS FOR 2020 CONSERVATION LOBBY DAY On Tuesday, January 21, more than 250 conservation advocates met with legislators for VCN's 2020 Conservation Lobby Day. Advocates completed more than 50 meetings int he Pocahontas building, lobbying their state representatives on legislation including the [...]

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Conservation Updates from the 2020 General Assembly – Week 2

By |2022-02-15T16:36:00-05:00January 17, 2020|Categories: Updates From The Capital|

EARLY BIRD ENDS JANUARY 17 AT 11:59 PM Hundreds of clean energy supporters joined CCAN and the Sierra Club for the Rally and Lobby Day for Clean Energy (Photo credit: Adrienne Eichner). Updates on VCN Priorities VCN endorses the Virginia Clean Economy Act (HB1526/SB851). The VCEA moves the Commonwealth to a 100% carbon-free [...]

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Kristie Smith: Virginia Clean Economy Act primer

By |2024-03-21T13:28:34-04:00January 14, 2020|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth|Tags: , |

OPINION: Virginia Clean Economy Act VCN’s own Kristie Smith, Climate & Clean Energy Policy & Campaigns Manager, is featured in Energy News Network discussing the Virginia Clean Economy Act. Virginia environmentalists have reason to be giddy and emboldened as the General Assembly delves into lawmaking this month. For [...]

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Roundup: Environmental Protection Agency Increases Chesapeake Bay Program Funding to $85 million

By |2024-03-20T16:40:43-04:00December 18, 2019|Categories: Federal Funding, Updates From The Capital|

ROUNDUP: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY INCREASES CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM FUNDING TO $85 MILLION Yesterday, Congress announced the funding of $85 million to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) for FY20. This is an increase over the $73 million allocated to CBP for the past five years. [...]

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Environmental Leaders Converge on Richmond for 2019 Virginia Environmental Assembly

By |2024-04-22T14:08:18-04:00October 15, 2019|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, VCN News|Tags: |

More than 180 members of Virginia’s conservation community convened in the Commonwealth’s capital for the Virginia Environmental Assembly and Annual Meeting – our two-day conference bringing experienced and emerging conservation leaders together to learn, strategize, and network.

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ROUNDUP: Trump Administration Repeals Crucial Clean Water Rule Act

By |2025-04-01T10:32:51-04:00September 19, 2019|Categories: Clean Water, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , |

The Trump Administration repealed the Clean Water Rule, as crucial protection of the Clean Water Act protecting approximately 60 percent of the nation’s stream miles and millions of acres of wetlands.

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