Map: Gold-Pyrite Belt Downstream Drinking Water
The Southern Environmental Law Center provides a map of drinking water downstream of the Gold-Pyrite Belt. See it here.
Factsheet: Gold Mines Harm Public Health and the Environment
The Southern Environmental Law Center provides a factsheet on gold mining impacts on public health and the environment. Read it here.
Extended Producer Responsibility for Virginia
Environment Virginia provides an explanation on what Extended Producer Responsibility means, a policy approach which could be just what the US needs to revamp plastic recycling-- or eliminate the need for it altogether. Read it here.
Guide to the Virginia Electric Utility Regulation Act
The Guide to the Virginia Electric Utility Regulation Act translates key parts of Virginia's Electric Utility Regulation code into plain language, provided by Reisinger and Gooch LLC.
“Tanks for Nothing” Report
In Tanks for Nothing: The Decades-Long Failure to Protect the Public from Hazardous Chemical Spills, the Center for Progressive Reform examines the legal and policy failures at EPA and in the states that have led to few protections from hazardous chemical spills and leaks and practically no information about where likely [...]
Vehicle Miles Traveled Calculator
The SHIFT calculator enables users to estimate long-run (i.e., after 5 to 10 years) induced vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and emissions impacts from capacity expansions of large roadways in Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) or urbanized counties, based on existing lane mileage and vehicle miles traveled data from the Federal Highway [...]
ROUNDUP: Virginia Conservation Community on the State Budget
ROUNDUP: Virginia Conservation Community on the State Budget On his “Thank You, Virginia” tour, Governor Northam stated “you can look at one’s priorities by how they budget.” After Governor Northam’s Budget Bill release on Thursday, we’re happy to see that Virginia is prioritizing our natural resources through historic [...]
Your Guide to Virginia’s General Assembly
Your Guide to Virginia's General Assembly Session LEARN ABOUT OUR COMMON AGENDA For the first time ever, VCN hosted the Our Common Agenda Education Series, sharing a week of informational webinars and resources for each chapter of Our Common Agenda. For a refresher, you can watch our recorded webinars from the [...]
Environmental Justice Video Challenge for Students
Many communities face greater environmental exposures and public health risks due to a history of inequitable environmental policies and access to the decision-making process. Environmental justice (EJ) is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement [...]
Environmental Literacy Project
The Rockfish Valley Foundation’s (RVF) Environmental Literacy Project (EnLit) aims to bring informative and engaging environmental education content to visitors of the foundation’s Spruce Creek Park and Rockfish Valley Trail System. Visitors will be able to experience both the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library’s StoryWalk installations as well as the EnLit educational [...]
