STOPPING FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE
Our Commitment
Halting fossil fuel projects to protect public health and the environment.
THE ISSUE
Fossil fuel infrastructure negatively impacts public health and the environment and contributes to our climate crisis. In Virginia, projects like the fracked-gas Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) perpetuate environmental injustice and hinder us from achieving the clean energy goals of our Commonwealth in an equitable manner. Pipelines like MVP represent an overbuild of gas infrastructure in the region and provide no true benefit for local communities. Like the similarly unneeded Atlantic Coast Pipeline (cancelled in July 2020), MVP should be cancelled. VCN and our Partners are working to promote policies that recognize the severity of the climate crisis and strengthen protections for communities impacted by fossil fuel infrastructure.
ROUNDUP: Local Leaders Oppose Gas-Fired Peaker Plant
Virginia Conservation Network Partners applaud the Central Virginia legislators for sharing a letter of opposition to the proposed gas-fired peaker plant in Chesterfield.
Dominion “Peaker” Plant to Pollute Chesterfield County
Just 2 miles down the road from Bellwood Elementary School, Dominion Energy plans to construct a massive gas-fired power plant in Chesterfield County.
ROUNDUP: Mountain Valley Pipeline Air Quality Permit
Virginia's conservation community speaks up against the Mountain Valley Pipeline air quality permit and compressor station decision.
Pollution Prevention Education Week: No Metal Mining & # NOMVP
Welcome to the eighth week of Our Common Agenda Education Series, featuring the Pollution Prevention chapter of Our Common Agenda.
ROUNDUP: Cancellation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
After more than six years of environmental violations, vacated permits, and strong resistance from communities across the Commonwealth, it was announced today that Dominion Energy’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline project has been cancelled.
RESOURCES
Report: The Peaker Problem
Clean Energy Group and Strategen released a report examining the peaker power plant landscape in 3 major U.S. cities and their context and impact on low-income communities and communities of color.
