Climate & Energy Policy: 2022 General Assembly Review
Virginia’s climate progress was on the line, but the conservation community successfully held off attempts to roll back key climate & energy policy this legislative session.
Land Use & Transportation Policy: 2022 General Assembly Review
Advocating for Land Use & Transportation Policy to expand zero-fare transit, electrify Virginia's transportation, and protect our public transit funding.
Equitable & Inclusive Government Policy: 2022 General Assembly Review
The conservation community was on the defense to protect our environment by ensuring equitable & inclusive government legislation.
ROUNDUP: Governor’s RGGI Report
Governor Youngkin released a Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative report that provides a cherry-picked analysis to support a partisan effort to repeal Virginia’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - despite 67% of Virginians supporting RGGI.
Bill of the Day: Flood Resilience
Virginians are on the frontline of climate change, facing devastating sea-level rise and increasing rainfall. It is critical for Virginia to pass strong flood resilience legislation.
Bill of the Day: Transit Ridership Incentive Program (TRIP)
To guarantee transit equity and reduce barriers to transit access, we need legislation which better distributes TRIP funds for zero-fare transit.
Bill of the Day: Preserving BIPOC Resources
For Black History month, we are highlighting several bills that VCN and our Partners are supporting in this General Assembly session to improve the preservation of BIPOC historic and cultural resources.
Bill of the Day: Defending RGGI
VCN is defending our participation in RGGI & keeping funds for families to ensure flood resiliency and energy efficiency in homes.
Bill of the Day: Virginia’s Biennial Budget
Now is the time to let your legislators know that it is critical to support a strong conservation budget for Virginia!