A Year in Review: VCN’s 2023 Annual Report
VCN shares our conservation victories and challenges from Spring 2022–Winter 2023 in our Annual Report.
VCN’s Conservation Tour of Shenandoah County
Every year, Virginia Conservation Network staff visit a new region of Virginia for a staff retreat. This year, VCN staff headed to Shenandoah County to take in the beautiful views and meet with local Partners.
Veto Session: 2023 General Assembly Review
The Governor signed 738 bills into law, amended 78, and vetoed 3 - see how veto session affected our environmental policy from the 2023 General Assembly session.
ROUNDUP: Thousands Weigh in on RGGI
Thousands of Virginians weighed in on the proposed regulatory repeal of RGGI - and over 88% strongly support Virginia's participation in RGGI.
Environmental Justice for All Act Introduced
To honor the late-Representative, Congress introduced the A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice For All Act in recognition of the congressman's lifelong commitment to environmental justice.
DASH Free Fares Program Annual Report
In the first year of the public transit free fares program, DASH saw tremendous success by nearly every performance metric.
Breathing Plastic: The Health Impacts of Invisible Plastics in the Air (Report)
Breathing Plastic: The Health Impacts of Invisible Plastics in the Air analyzes the implications of micro- and nanoplastics moving through the air and entering the human body via inhalation.
Chesapeake Bay Commission: Federal Agency Budget Request
The Chesapeake Bay Commission released the Federal Agency Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2024. In this document, the Commission details the federal funding required to continue our progress toward a restored Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Climate & Clean Energy Policy: 2023 General Assembly Review
VCN and our Partners pursued legislation to defend our clean energy policies, reform utility rate regulation, and expand distributed solar energy.