ROUNDUP: How a Gas Tax Suspension Actually Affects Virginians
A gas tax suspension would drastically cut public transit and rail funding - services Virginians need now more than ever.
ROUNDUP: Governor’s RGGI Report
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.
ROUNDUP: Virginia Conservation Community on the State Budget
Governor Northam's outgoing budget proposal prioritized our natural resources through historic investments in Virginia’s natural resources - fully funding nearly all of the Virginia conservation community’s budget asks which we outlined in Our Common Agenda.
ROUNDUP: Billion for the Bay Initiative
Round-up of statements from the conservation community on the Billion for the Bay letter, calling for one billion dollars in funding for Chesapeake Bay restoration.
ROUNDUP: Conservation Community Statements on Single-Use Plastics – Executive Order 77
Round-up of statements from the conservation community on Executive Order 77, which phases out single use plastics in Virginia state government.
ROUNDUP: Conservation Community on Clean Car Standards
On Friday, February 19th, the Virginia Senate passed Delegate Bagby's HB1965 and the bill is now on its way to the Governor's desk.
ROUNDUP: Pass Utility Debt Relief Bill
Nearly 30 advocacy groups urged the General Assembly to inject nearly $400 million into the economy using the money Dominion Energy has overcharged Virginia families and small businesses since 2017.
ROUNDUP: Cancellation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
After more than six years of environmental violations, vacated permits, and strong resistance from communities across the Commonwealth, it was announced today that Dominion Energy’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline project has been cancelled.
ROUNDUP: SCC Extension of Moratorium on Utility Disconnections
VCN Partner organizations calls for the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) to extend its moratorium on utility disconnections during the COVID-19 pandemic.