Video: Blueprint for a Better Region

By |2024-06-06T15:58:14-04:00June 6, 2024|Categories: Land Use & Transportation Reform, VCN Partner Resources|Tags: |

Our partners at Coalition for Smarter Growth released a video detailing their Blueprint for a Better Region, a vision for a more sustainable, livable DC region. This video explains how smart growth ties together housing, transportation, land use, sustainability, and equity.

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Banning Polystyrene in Restaurants

By |2024-06-06T15:13:45-04:00June 6, 2024|Categories: Plastic Waste, VCN Partner Resources|Tags: |

Katie Register and Zach Huntington from Clean Virginia Waterways provided commentary in the Richmond Times-Dispatch that phasing out polystyrene containers will not economically burden restaurants, as sustainable alternatives are available, affordable, and enhance customer support.

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Meeting Virginia’s Energy Needs Sustainably

By |2024-05-29T16:09:21-04:00May 29, 2024|Categories: Stopping Fossil Fuel Infrastructure, VCN Partner Resources|Tags: |

Shenandoah University's Institute for Business, Sustainability & Society released a working paper outlining concerns about Dominion Energy's proposed Chesterfield peaker plant, such as its susceptibility to extreme weather events, health impacts, and high costs.

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Flood Resilience in Appalachia Federal Policy Recommendations

By |2024-06-21T12:35:13-04:00May 29, 2024|Categories: Flood Resiliency, VCN Partner Resources|Tags: , |

 ReImagine Appalachia, Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center, and the National Wildlife Federation released their Flood Resilience in Appalachia Federal Policy Recommendations, detailing a four-pillar flood resilience policy roadmap for Appalachia.

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Report: State of State Habitat Connectivity Legislation

By |2024-05-17T12:05:19-04:00May 17, 2024|Categories: Protecting Native Species, VCN Partner Resources|Tags: |

The National Caucus of Environmental Legislators and Wildlands Network released a report on the progress of U.S. state habitat connectivity legislation over the past 25 years, offering trends, models, and examples for policymakers.

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Report: State Policy Leadership To Conserve Nature

By |2024-04-15T13:51:19-04:00April 15, 2024|Categories: Land Conservation & Recreation, VCN Partner Resources|

The Center for American Progress (CAP) and the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators (NCEL) released a report reviewing a variety of land conservation policy models that have been adopted at the state level, highlighting recent examples of each.

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