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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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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Crossover Update from Virginia’s 2025 General Assembly Session

By |2025-02-06T10:23:55-05:00February 6, 2025|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , |

As of this Tuesday, we have reached “crossover” – the day that bills introduced and passed in one chamber of the General Assembly must “cross over” to be voted on by the other. VCN provides an update on the remaining conservation bills in this (super) short session.

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