CONSERVATION NEWS
Rep. McEachin and Virginia Stakeholders Discuss Congressional Climate Action Plan
On June 30th, the House Select Committee on the Climate [...]
Network Partners Weigh in on Vehicle Electrification
Several VCN partners submitted comments that addressed concerns over cost of deployment and rate design, energy storage, and public charging infrastructure.
SELC/Sierra Club: Atlantic Coast Pipeline problems persist despite Supreme Court decision
The Sierra Club and SELC respond to the U.S. Supreme Court overturning a lower court decision that limited the U.S. Forest Service’s authority to issue a permit to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP).
What We’re Focusing On
CLEAN WATER & FLOOD RESILIENCE
Restoring health and water quality to our creeks, rivers, and the Bay by reducing pollution from agriculture, wastewater, and stormwater, and ending plastic waste.
LAND & WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
Protecting Virginia’s natural resources to support clean water and air, wildlife populations, viewsheds, food security, culture, history, and improved physical and mental health.
LAND USE & TRANSPORTATION
Leveraging smarter land use, expanding alternatives to driving, and electrifying transportation to reduce carbon emissions and lower vehicle miles traveled.
CLIMATE & ENERGY
Responsibly developing clean energy infrastructure, ramping up energy efficiency and solar investments, and ensuring an equitable transition to a clean energy economy.
GOOD GOVERNANCE
Achieving our conservation efforts through an equitable and inclusive government, with policies and programs that represent and benefit all Virginians