How to Celebrate Great Outdoors Month
Virginians show us how they celebrate Great Outdoors Month by sharing photos through our Conservation Photo Contest.
Kicking Off Our Third Annual Summer Speaker Series!
The Summer Speaker Series is organized by Virginia Conservation Network's environmental advocacy fellows for our Partners' interns and fellows aimed at building knowledge relevant to young professionals working in the environmental field.
Electric Vehicles in Virginia Fact Sheet
Synapse Energy Economics released a fact sheet evaluating the impact of electric vehicles on Virginia's electricity rates from 2011 to 2021, concluding that EVs lowered rates for both EV-owners and non-EV owners.
Report: Assessing Benefits of Distributed Solar in Virginia
VCU's Institute for Sustainable Energy and Environment (ISEE) and Wilder School Center for Public Policy released a report updating a 2020 study on the economic benefits of installing 2,500 MW of distributed solar capacity in Virginia, and whether the state is on track to meet this goal.
Welcome Aboard: Meet Our 2024 Summer Fellows!
The Virginia Conservation Network is happy to announce our 2024 summer fellows in our Environmental Advocacy Fellowship Program.
Get Ready for Our 2024 Annual Meeting & Partner Retreat!
VCN's Annual Meeting & Partner Retreat is a prime opportunity to engage with Virginia's strongest conservation movement outdoors.
Video: Blueprint for a Better Region
Our partners at Coalition for Smarter Growth released a video detailing their Blueprint for a Better Region, a vision for a more sustainable, livable DC region. This video explains how smart growth ties together housing, transportation, land use, sustainability, and equity.
Banning Polystyrene in Restaurants
Katie Register and Zach Huntington from Clean Virginia Waterways provided commentary in the Richmond Times-Dispatch that phasing out polystyrene containers will not economically burden restaurants, as sustainable alternatives are available, affordable, and enhance customer support.
ROUNDUP: Unlawful Effort to Drop Clean Car Standards
Virginia Conservation Network Partners oppose the unlawful efforts to remove Clean Car Standards for Virginia.