The Virginia conservation community mourns the loss of long-time environmental advocate and champion, William Tayloe Murphy Jr (Tayloe Murphy), who passed on September 15th at the age of 88.
This Special Session, legislators met to allocate funding from the American Rescue Plan Act, and VCN tracked funding allocated for energy, water, and land conservation.
To ensure the Va Coastal Resilience Master Plan achieves its goals, SPEAK UP! Take the public survey and spread the word.
The development of the largest offshore wind project in the country got a kickstart with the issuance of a Notice of Intent (NOI) for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project.
Governor Northam signed five new conservation laws into effect to reduce plastic waste and pollution in our bays, rivers, and creeks.
Virginia Conservation Network supports the Governor’s Amendment #10, which directly appropriates $3.5M from the general fund for the preservation of historic tribal lands of the Chickahominy Tribe.
Round-up of statements from the conservation community on Executive Order 77, which phases out single use plastics in Virginia state government.
VCN's fifth and final wrap up from the 2021 general session covers how our conservation priorities fared in the 2021-2022 biennial budget conference report released by the General Assembly.
Virginia Conservation Network’s Wrap-Up of the 2021 General Assembly's land use and transportation policy includes legislation to advance vehicle electrification, make active transportation safer for walkers and bikers, and promote transit-oriented development.