Network Partners Weigh in on Vehicle Electrification
Several VCN partners submitted comments that addressed concerns over cost of deployment and rate design, energy storage, and public charging infrastructure.
SELC/Sierra Club: Atlantic Coast Pipeline problems persist despite Supreme Court decision
The Sierra Club and SELC respond to the U.S. Supreme Court overturning a lower court decision that limited the U.S. Forest Service’s authority to issue a permit to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP).
ROUNDUP: SCC Extension of Moratorium on Utility Disconnections
VCN Partner organizations calls for the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) to extend its moratorium on utility disconnections during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Happy Earth Day! Three quick and easy ways to celebrate.
Happy Earth Day! Fifty years ago today, advocates mobilized more than 20 million people to demand action on the environmental challenges of the time. Today, Earth Day is observed in around 190 countries, celebrated by almost 100,000 organizations, and is the largest civic observance in the world. While we can’t [...]
Roundup: Historic Win for Climate with Passage of Virginia Clean Economy Act
The Virginia legislature has passed the Virginia Clean Economy Act, establishing the Commonwealth as a national leader in the fight against climate change!
VCN Response to 2021-22 Biennium Budgets
Investing in our natural resources is essential to ensure every Virginian has access to clean air, clean water, and our natural landscapes. Our 2021 – 22 budget priorities include a commitment to meet Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay cleanup plan, investments in land conservation programs, and ensuring funding for our natural resources [...]
Kristie Smith: Virginia Clean Economy Act primer
OPINION: Virginia Clean Economy Act VCN’s own Kristie Smith, Climate & Clean Energy Policy & Campaigns Manager, is featured in Energy News Network discussing the Virginia Clean Economy Act. Virginia environmentalists have reason to be giddy and emboldened as the General Assembly delves into lawmaking this month. For [...]
Thank you for a great year for conservation in the Commonwealth
2019 was a big yearThis year, we pushed a unified agenda, gaining historic investments for our rivers and streams, and a plan to clean up coal ash in Virginia. We kicked off the third and final phase to clean up the Chesapeake Bay by 2025, ratcheted up our effort to [...]
Roundup: Northam announces $3.7 billion investment in rail infrastructure
Gov. Ralph Northam announced a $3.7 billion investment to transform the Commonwealth’s passenger, commuter, and freight rail.