Youngkin’s RGGI Removal Plan

By |2023-07-06T09:35:06-04:00September 23, 2022|Categories: RGGI, VCN Partner Resources|Tags: |

The Youngkin administration’s plan to repeal RGGI through regulation is unlawful. VA joined RGGI through legislative action; therefore, only the General Assembly may act to remove VA from RGGI. Read more about the unlawful removal of RGGI through Wetlands Watch here.

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OPINION: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is under attack

By |2024-03-21T13:19:26-04:00September 8, 2022|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Energy Efficiency, Flood Resiliency, RGGI, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , , , |

Gov-elect Youngkin pledged to remove Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). In response, Virginia Conservation Network's Climate & Energy Policy Manager, Narissa Turner, explains why withdrawing from RGGI would hurt Virginia's families.

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ROUNDUP: Executive Order Increases Plastic Waste

By |2024-03-20T11:29:56-04:00April 12, 2022|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Plastic Waste, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , , |

Governor Youngkin shares an Executive Order incentivizing increased plastic waste in order to develop waste centers and revokes Executive Order 77, the state’s ongoing plan to phase-out on single-use plastics from public agencies and institutions.

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Water Policy: 2022 General Assembly Review

By |2024-04-04T11:19:21-04:00March 29, 2022|Categories: Clean Water, Flood Resiliency, Plastic Waste, Toxic Pollution, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , , , , , |

The conservation community successfully passed water policy to increase flood resilience, conserve tree canopies, and reduce polluted runoff.

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