Virginia Conservation Network advocated for 45 bills this General Assembly session that protect Virginians from flooding impacts, monitor toxic pollution, reduce plastic pollution & waste, and more.
A recent news feature explained PFAS potential harms and impacts on farmers across the U.S., including a spotlight on a Virginia farmer's story.Â
SELC released a report outlining PFAS and the federal and state legislative and regulatory landscape, including measures to address PFAS water pollution in Virginia.
USAToday released an interactive map identifying public drinking water systems that have recently submitted test results for forever chemicals to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Virginia farmers are discovering PFAS contamination in sewage sludge used as fertilizer, putting their farms and local communities at risk.
Starting July 1st, most bills from the 2024 General Assembly session became law in Virginia, including bans on high PAHs in pavement sealants and cyanide in gold mining. These laws aim to cut toxic pollution in Virginia's waters and protecting human and ecological health.
Pat Calvert, Director of Clean Water and Land Conservation at Virginia Conservation Network, is quoted supporting a new law regualte toxic PFAS pollution.
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.
Policies to clean up the Chesapeake Bay, reduce plastic pollution, and reduce toxins in our drinking water.