Missed General Assembly Preview? Rewatch It Now!

By |2025-02-06T14:24:08-05:00December 9, 2024|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , |

Rewatch the General Assembly Preview livestream as speakers discuss key issues expected for the upcoming General Assembly session.

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Report: Cooling the Commute – Tackling Heat in the Richmond Region’s Nine Localities

By |2025-03-28T14:51:23-04:00December 5, 2024|Categories: Public Transit, VCN Partner Resources|Tags: , |

RVA Rapid Transit released a report highlighting the challenges transit riders face due to extreme heat and offers practical, community-driven solutions to create safer, more comfortable transit experiences for all.

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How Toxic Sewage Sludge Hurts Virginia Farms

By |2024-11-27T11:26:10-05:00November 27, 2024|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Toxic Pollution|Tags: , |

Virginia farmers are discovering PFAS contamination in sewage sludge used as fertilizer, putting their farms and local communities at risk.

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ROUNDUP: Court Rules in Favor of RGGI

By |2024-12-02T09:18:50-05:00November 22, 2024|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, RGGI, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , |

The Circuit Court of Floyd County ruled that the regulatory action removing Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative was “unlawful and without effect.”

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How Schools Get Electric Buses in Virginia

By |2024-11-21T10:06:45-05:00November 19, 2024|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Federal Funding|Tags: , , , , |

VCN and Generation180 recently highlighted Lynchburg City Schools for electrifying a part of its bus fleet. As more Virginia schools switch to electric buses, they will support improvements in children's health, academics, and behavior.

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Catch Up on Our Environmental Education Series

By |2024-10-31T15:19:08-04:00October 31, 2024|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth|Tags: , , |

Check out our educational webinars highlighting key and/or emerging issues facing Virginia, including for clean water & flood resilience, land use & transportation, climate & energy, and land & wildlife conservation.

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Video: Federal Climate Investments in Virginia – Transitioning to a Zero-Emission Bus Fleet

By |2025-04-01T16:21:22-04:00October 30, 2024|Categories: Federal Funding, VCN Partner Resources|Tags: , , , |

Virginia Conservation Network and Community Climate Collaborative released a video on federal climate investments in Virginia, highlighting how federal funding has influenced Charlottesville's decision to adopt a zero-emission public transportation fleet.

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Video: Federal Climate Investments in Virginia – School Bus Electrification

By |2024-10-30T11:35:33-04:00October 30, 2024|Categories: Federal Funding, VCN Partner Resources|Tags: , , , , |

Virginia Conservation Network and Generation180 released a video on federal climate investments in Virginia, featuring Lynchburg City Schools' use of federal funds to electrify part of its school bus fleet.

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Video: Federal Climate Investments in Virginia – Home Energy Efficiency Upgrades

By |2025-02-10T15:46:51-05:00October 30, 2024|Categories: Federal Funding, VCN Partner Resources|Tags: , , |

Virginia Conservation Network and Viridiant released a video on federal climate investments in Virginia to increase funding for Home Energy Rebates, making energy efficiency upgrades more affordable for all Virginians.

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