Report: Feeding the Plastics Industrial Complex
The Environmental Integrity Project released a report examining the disproportionate impact of 50 plastics plants on nearby vulnerable communities, including Black and Latino communities.
Bipartisan Support on Environmental Bills: Regulation of Toxics
Pat Calvert, Director of Clean Water and Land Conservation at Virginia Conservation Network, is quoted supporting a new law regualte toxic PFAS pollution.
Map: Analysis of Federal Wetlands Protection
Our Partners at EDF have developed a map exploring the potential loss of federal wetlands protections after the 2023 Supreme Court case, Sackett v EPA.
Bill of the Day: RGGI Budget Battle
Virginia must rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), and is poised to do so through a proposed budget amendment.
Bill of the Day: Statewide Flood Planning
Virginia needs additional capacity to successfully leverage and distribute flood resilience funds to reduce flood risk throughout the state.
PFAS in US Tapwater Interactive Dashboard
The US Geological Survey (USGS) has crafted the PFAS in US Tapwater Interactive Dashboard—an interactive map based from its 2021-2022 PFAS tapwater study.
Bill of the Day: Addressing Virginia’s Plastics Crisis
VCN is supporting efforts to address Virginia's plastics crisis, improving our understanding of the impact of plastic pollution on our environment and health.
Plastic Bag Bans Work
Our Partners at Environment Virginia highlight the success of single-use plastic bag bans on reducing plastic bag use and associated litter and pollution.
Report: 50 States of Recycling 2.0
The 50 States of Recycling Report is a first-of-its-kind state-by-state comparable assessment of common packaging materials.