OPINION: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is under attack

By |2024-03-21T13:19:26-04:00September 8, 2022|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Energy Efficiency, Flood Resiliency, RGGI, Updates From The Capital|Tags: , , , |

Gov-elect Youngkin pledged to remove Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). In response, Virginia Conservation Network's Climate & Energy Policy Manager, Narissa Turner, explains why withdrawing from RGGI would hurt Virginia's families.

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Partnership Of 150+ Environmental Organizations Call On Gov. Youngkin To Withdraw Wheeler Secretary Nomination

By |2022-10-12T12:34:21-04:00January 14, 2022|Categories: Updates From The Capital|Tags: , |

In an unprecedented move, Virginia Conservation Network called on Governor Glenn Youngkin to withdraw his nomination of Andrew Wheeler for the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources role.

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OPINION: Pulling Out of RGGI Would Hurt Virginia Families

By |2024-04-04T11:32:23-04:00December 16, 2021|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Flood Resiliency, RGGI|Tags: , , , , |

Gov-elect Youngkin pledged to remove Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). In response, Virginia Conservation Network's Climate & Energy Policy Manager, Narissa Turner, explains why withdrawing from RGGI would hurt Virginia's families.

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Kristie Smith: Virginia Clean Economy Act primer

By |2024-03-21T13:28:34-04:00January 14, 2020|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth|Tags: , |

OPINION: Virginia Clean Economy Act VCN’s own Kristie Smith, Climate & Clean Energy Policy & Campaigns Manager, is featured in Energy News Network discussing the Virginia Clean Economy Act. Virginia environmentalists have reason to be giddy and emboldened as the General Assembly delves into lawmaking this month. For [...]

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OPINION: Build on success; boost Chesapeake protection

By |2024-03-25T12:44:28-04:00June 25, 2019|Categories: Clean Water, Conservation News Across the Commonwealth|Tags: , , |

The Virginia Conservation Network's Land & Water Policy Manager calls on all levels of government to support Virginia's cleanup plan and increase pollution reductions in the face of climate change.

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