CCWC Member Highlight: Southside ReLeaf

By |2024-07-11T16:05:31-04:00July 11, 2024|Categories: Environmental Justice, VCN Partner Resources|Tags: |

For Choose Clean Water Coalition's Member Highlight, Pat Calvert, VCN's Director of Clean Water & Land Conservation Programs, recently interviewed Amy Wentz and Sheri Shannon, co-founders of Southside ReLeaf, about their organization, current projects, and more.

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Dozens Oppose Governor’s Appointments to the Environmental Justice Council

By |2024-04-01T11:40:48-04:00April 1, 2024|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Environmental Justice, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , , |

The Sierra Club Virginia Chapter released a statement condemning the Governor’s disregard for environmental justice measures that are mandated by law, and dozens of environmental organizations have signed on.

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ROUNDUP: Local Leaders Oppose Gas-Fired Peaker Plant

By |2024-03-22T10:53:01-04:00March 22, 2024|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Environmental Justice, Stopping Fossil Fuel Infrastructure, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , , , |

Virginia Conservation Network Partners applaud the Central Virginia legislators for sharing a letter of opposition to the proposed gas-fired peaker plant in Chesterfield.

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Dominion “Peaker” Plant to Pollute Chesterfield County

By |2024-04-01T12:01:16-04:00October 1, 2023|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Environmental Justice, Stopping Fossil Fuel Infrastructure|Tags: , , |

Just 2 miles down the road from Bellwood Elementary School, Dominion Energy plans to construct a massive gas-fired power plant in Chesterfield County.

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Environmental Justice for All Act Introduced

By |2023-04-05T09:05:18-04:00March 31, 2023|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Environmental Justice, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , |

To honor the late-Representative, Congress introduced the A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice For All Act in recognition of the congressman's lifelong commitment to environmental justice.

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