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Water Policy: 2022 General Assembly Review

By Nicole Vaughan|2024-04-04T11:19:21-04:00March 29, 2022|Categories: Clean Water, Flood Resiliency, Plastic Waste, Toxic Pollution, Updates From The Capital|Tags: flood resiliency, General Assembly, general assembly review 2022, General Assembly Wrap-Up, Plastic, RGGI|

The conservation community successfully passed water policy to increase flood resilience, conserve tree canopies, and reduce polluted runoff.

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Climate & Energy Policy: 2022 General Assembly Review

By Nicole Vaughan|2024-03-21T12:58:30-04:00March 28, 2022|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Updates From The Capital|Tags: energy efficiency, general assembly review 2022, RGGI, solar energy, Virginia Clean Economy Act|

Virginia’s climate progress was on the line, but the conservation community successfully held off attempts to roll back key climate & energy policy this legislative session.

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Virginia Governor Youngkin is wrong about RGGI. Here’s 5 reasons why.

By Nicole Vaughan|2024-05-07T15:48:22-04:00March 24, 2022|Categories: RGGI, VCN Partner Resources|Tags: RGGI|

After Governor Youngkin's misleading report on RGGI, the Environmental Defense Fund outlined 5 key reasons why Virginia needs RGGI.

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ROUNDUP: Governor’s RGGI Report

By Nicole Vaughan|2024-05-07T15:24:23-04:00March 17, 2022|Categories: RGGI, Updates From The Capital|Tags: RGGI, Roundup|

Governor Youngkin released a Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative report that provides a cherry-picked analysis to support a partisan effort to repeal Virginia’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - despite 67% of Virginians supporting RGGI.

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Bill of the Day: Flood Resilience

By Nicole Vaughan|2024-01-04T16:58:44-05:00March 9, 2022|Categories: Flood Resiliency, RGGI, Updates From The Capital|Tags: Community Flood Preparedness Fund, flood resiliency, RGGI|

Virginians are on the frontline of climate change, facing devastating sea-level rise and increasing rainfall. It is critical for Virginia to pass strong flood resilience legislation.

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Bill of the Day: Defending RGGI

By Nicole Vaughan|2024-04-04T11:33:32-04:00February 10, 2022|Categories: Conservation News Across the Commonwealth, Flood Resiliency, RGGI, Updates From The Capital|Tags: Bill of the Day, energy efficiency, flood resiliency, RGGI|

VCN is defending our participation in RGGI & keeping funds for families to ensure flood resiliency and energy efficiency in homes.

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Housing Innovations in Energy Efficiency Funds Map

By Nicole Vaughan|2024-05-07T15:34:36-04:00February 1, 2022|Categories: Energy Efficiency, RGGI, VCN Partner Resources|Tags: energy efficiency, RGGI|

See the Virginia Energy Efficiency Council's map of funds by region for the Affordable and Special Needs Housing program, part of the Housing Innovation Energy Efficiency funds, which are entirely funded through Virginia's Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

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