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.

OPINION: State budget delivers for clean water and protected land

By |2023-10-24T10:24:27-04:00October 8, 2023|Categories: Clean Water, Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Land Conservation & Recreation, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , , , |

Money talks, and our bipartisan state budget reflects the values of the commonwealth. In an Op-Ed, VCN celebrates a bipartisan budget deal that allocates historic levels of funding for clean water.

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Dominion “Peaker” Plant to Pollute Chesterfield County

By |2024-04-01T12:01:16-04:00October 1, 2023|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Environmental Justice, Stopping Fossil Fuel Infrastructure|Tags: , , |

Just 2 miles down the road from Bellwood Elementary School, Dominion Energy plans to construct a massive gas-fired power plant in Chesterfield County.

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Honoring retiring environmental champions and the rising generation filling their shoes

By |2024-04-04T13:19:52-04:00September 29, 2023|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, VCN News|Tags: , |

Virginia Conservation Network presented six awards at the first annual Conservation Awards at their annual Meeting & Partner Retreat to recognize influential environmental advocacy professionals working in Virginia’s partnership of 160+ organizations.

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What to know about the Inflation Reduction Act on its one-year anniversary

By |2024-06-05T13:28:58-04:00August 20, 2023|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Energy Efficiency, Federal Funding, Solar Energy, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , , , |

August 16th marked the signing of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law. The landmark IRA was the first major piece of legislation passed by Congress to address climate change, and just one year after its passage it is already improving Virginia residents’ lives.

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