Bill of the Day: Addressing Virginia’s Plastics Crisis
VCN is supporting efforts to address Virginia's plastics crisis, improving our understanding of the impact of plastic pollution on our environment and health.
Plastic Bag Bans Work
Our Partners at Environment Virginia highlight the success of single-use plastic bag bans on reducing plastic bag use and associated litter and pollution.
Breathing Plastic: The Health Impacts of Invisible Plastics in the Air (Report)
Breathing Plastic: The Health Impacts of Invisible Plastics in the Air analyzes the implications of micro- and nanoplastics moving through the air and entering the human body via inhalation.
Water Policy: 2023 General Assembly Review
Policies to clean up the Chesapeake Bay, reduce plastic pollution, and reduce toxins in our drinking water.
Extended Producer Responsibility for Plastics Packaging Report
The Chesapeake Bay Commission and the Chesapeake Legal Alliance published a policy report addressing the threat of microplastics to the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
How Virginia Can Reduce Plastic Pollution
Eradicating plastic pollution is a top priority for many Virginians. Two proven solutions: increased producer responsibility and bottle bills.
Report: Plastic Pollution Perception Survey
Virginia voters are concerned about plastic pollution in waterways and support action to reduce plastic pollution, according to a recent survey by the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program, Clean Virginia Waterways of Longwood University, and OpinionWorks.
ROUNDUP: Executive Order Increases Plastic Waste
Governor Youngkin shares an Executive Order incentivizing increased plastic waste in order to develop waste centers and revokes Executive Order 77, the state’s ongoing plan to phase-out on single-use plastics from public agencies and institutions.
Water Policy: 2022 General Assembly Review
The conservation community successfully passed water policy to increase flood resilience, conserve tree canopies, and reduce polluted runoff.