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: The process is working when it comes to offshore wind energy

By |2024-05-01T13:55:34-04:00November 12, 2023|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Offshore Wind Energy, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , , , |

In a joint Opinion-Editorial, Virginia Conservation Network and Sierra Club Virginia Chapter celebrate the milestones that will start the construction of the largest offshore wind project in the country.

Comments Off on OPINION: The process is working when it comes to offshore wind energy

ROUNDUP: Virginia Conservation Network Celebrates Next Step for Offshore Wind Energy

By |2024-05-01T13:55:46-04:00October 31, 2023|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Offshore Wind Energy, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , , |

The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project has taken the next step towards completion! The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued its Record of Decision, which kicks off the 90-day approval period of the Construction and Operations Plan (COP).

Comments Off on ROUNDUP: Virginia Conservation Network Celebrates Next Step for Offshore Wind Energy

US Solar Development Agreement: Integrating Climate, Conservation, & Community

By |2024-05-07T15:22:02-04:00October 16, 2023|Categories: Solar Energy, VCN Partner Resources|Tags: |

Large solar developers, leading land conservation and environmental organizations, tribal nation representatives, agricultural interests, community groups, and investors have aligned in a collaboration agreement, emphasizing solar development strategies that prioritize climate, conservation, and community.

Comments Off on US Solar Development Agreement: Integrating Climate, Conservation, & Community

Resource Guide: Creating Walkable Piedmont Communities

By |2024-05-07T13:30:46-04:00October 13, 2023|Categories: Land Conservation & Recreation, Land Use & Transportation Reform, VCN Partner Resources, Walking & Biking|Tags: , |

Piedmont Environmental Council and the Coalition for Smarter Growth released a guidebook for local governments and stakeholders to implement projects to promote walkable communities.

Comments Off on Resource Guide: Creating Walkable Piedmont Communities

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.

Comments Off on OPINION: State budget delivers for clean water and protected land

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.

Comments Off on Dominion “Peaker” Plant to Pollute Chesterfield County
Go to Top