CONSERVATION NEWS
Bill of the Day: Defending Clean Car Standards
VCN is defending our Clean Car Standards to ensure access and affordability to electric vehicles and protect our public health.
Conservation Policy Updates: Week 1 of General Assembly
See conservation policy updates on Defending Clean Car Standards, Lowering Electricity Bills, and Reducing Plastics from week 1 of the General Assembly session.
Advocate for Environmental Action at VCN’s 2023 Conservation Lobby Day!
We need your voice more than ever this year. VCN’s Conservation Lobby Day pairs hundreds of passionate constituents with their local legislators to discuss important environmental issues and policy solutions.
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