Clean Energy & Climate Recap: 2025 Bill Outcomes

By |2025-03-06T10:57:29-05:00March 5, 2025|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Solar Energy, Stopping Fossil Fuel Infrastructure, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , , , |

Virginia Conservation Network advocated for 65 bills this General Assembly session that support the Virginia Clean Economy Act, enables more local solar energy, regulates the data center industry's energy demand, and more.

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Land & Wildlife Conservation Recap: 2025 Bill Outcomes

By |2025-03-06T10:26:22-05:00March 4, 2025|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Protecting Native Species, Tree Preservation, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , , , |

Virginia Conservation Network advocated for 12 bills this General Assembly session that supported wildlife habitats, outdoor recreation, protections for native species, and more.

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Land Use & Transportation Recap: 2025 Bill Outcomes

By |2025-03-06T10:25:55-05:00March 3, 2025|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Land Use & Transportation Reform, Updates From The Capital, Walking & Biking|Tags: , , , |

Virginia Conservation Network advocated for 19 land use & transportation bills this General Assembly session that supported electric vehicle accessibility, making streets safer, supported smart growth, and more.

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Video: Designing Living Shorelines for Sea Level Rise in Virginia

By |2025-03-28T14:26:59-04:00February 21, 2025|Categories: Flood Resiliency, VCN Partner Resources|Tags: , |

Wetland Watch's Mary-Carson Stiff & Stacie McGraw recently hosted a webinar providing an overview of their new resource, "Designing Living Shorelines for Sea Level Rise in Virginia", which guides shoreline communities in addressing rising sea levels.

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Designing Living Shorelines for Sea Level Rise in Virginia

By |2025-03-28T14:27:44-04:00February 21, 2025|Categories: Flood Resiliency, VCN Partner Resources|Tags: , |

Wetlands Watch released a new resource to help individuals or groups who are living or working along the shoreline seek sustainable and adaptive solutions to combat the challenges posed by rising sea levels and coastal hazards.

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Bill of the Day: Oak Hill State Park

By |2025-05-12T12:33:36-04:00February 17, 2025|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Land Conservation & Recreation, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , |

VCN is supporting efforts to create Oak Hill State Park, a new state park in Loudoun County.

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Bill of the Day: Investing in Flood Resilience and Preparedness

By |2026-02-09T16:55:53-05:00February 13, 2025|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Flood Resiliency, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , , |

Virginia need a reliably resourced, coordinated, and comprehensive approach to flood preparedness and resilience.

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Bill of the Day: Responsible Data Center Development

By |2025-05-12T12:21:26-04:00February 12, 2025|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Data Centers, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , |

Virginia's data center industry is growing rapidly, creating an unprecedented demand for energy, land, and water to operate. Virginia must take a comprehensive approach to reform the data center industry in order to mitigate these impacts.

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