2022 State of the Blueprint
Chesapeake Bay Foundation released its 2022 State of the Blueprint, assessing the clean-up efforts of Bay states to meet the 2025 implementation deadline for the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint.
Podcast: Rising Seas Can Also Mean Failing Septic Tanks
Wetlands Watch's Skip Styles discusses how failing septic tanks are signaling flood resiliency issues in NPR's "All Things Considered" podcast.
Map: Gold-Pyrite Belt Downstream Drinking Water
The Southern Environmental Law Center provides a map of drinking water downstream of the Gold-Pyrite Belt. See it here.
Factsheet: Gold Mines Harm Public Health and the Environment
The Southern Environmental Law Center provides a factsheet on gold mining impacts on public health and the environment.
Extended Producer Responsibility for Virginia
Environment Virginia provides an explanation on what Extended Producer Responsibility means, a policy approach which could be just what the US needs to revamp plastic recycling-- or eliminate the need for it altogether.
“Tanks for Nothing” Report
The Center for Progressive Reform released a report examining EPA and state policy failures regarding hazardous chemical spills, emphasizing the lack of information and preventative measures for storage tanks.
ROUNDUP: Virginia Conservation Community on the State Budget
Governor Northam's outgoing budget proposal prioritized our natural resources through historic investments in Virginia’s natural resources - fully funding nearly all of the Virginia conservation community’s budget asks which we outlined in Our Common Agenda.
OPINION: Pulling Out of RGGI Would Hurt Virginia Families
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.
Opinion: Meeting 2025 bay cleanup deadline depends on Northam, Youngkin
In an Op-Ed, VCN explains the steps Virginia's new Governor must take to reach the 2025 deadline to restore the Chesapeake Bay.