VIDEO: Conservation Lobby Day in Action!
Over 200 hundred advocates joined VCN and gathered at the Virginia Capitol’s Bell Tower to kick off a day of defending Virginia’s natural resources.
ROUNDUP: Final Clean Car Standards Repeal Bill is Defeated!
The conservation community successfully defeated a series of bills that would have repealed or undermined the Clean Car Standards this General Assembly session.
Conservation Policy Updates: Week 5 of General Assembly
See conservation policy updates on Crossover, Expanding Solar Energy, and Transit Infrastructure/Electrification Funding from week 5 of the General Assembly session.
Crossover Update from Virginia’s General Assembly
As of this Tuesday, we have reached “crossover” – the day that bills introduced and passed in one chamber of the General Assembly must “cross over” to be voted on by the other. VCN provides an update on the remaining conservation bills in this short session.
Conservation Policy Updates: Week 4 of General Assembly
See conservation policy updates on Data Centers, Banning Cyanide in Metals Mining, and Curbing Invasive Plants from week 4 of the General Assembly session.
Conservation Policy Updates (Budget Edition): Week 3 of General Assembly
See conservation policy updates on the budget from week 3 of the General Assembly session: Restoring the Chesapeake Bay, Securing Lasting Funding for Land Conservation, & Funding Public Transit—Not Highway Expansion.
Conservation Policy Updates: Week 2 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.
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.
5 Takeaways from Virginia’s Conservation Budget
After advocating for full conservation funding throughout the General Assembly session, we finally see how Virginia's conservation budget turned out for the next biennium.