2019 was a big yearThis year, we pushed a unified agenda, gaining historic investments for our rivers and streams, and a plan to clean up coal ash in Virginia. We kicked off the third and final phase to clean up the Chesapeake Bay by 2025, ratcheted up our effort to [...]

On Thursday, Gov. Ralph Northam announced a $3.7 billion investment to transform the Commonwealth's passenger, commuter, and freight rail. Included in the 10-year plan is the building of a new bridge across the Potomac to support Long Bridge, doubling the number of Virginia Amtrak trains, and providing "nearly hourly" service [...]

On Thursday morning, Sen. Jennifer McClellan, Del. Rip Sullivan, and Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy joined a broad and diverse coalition of advocacy groups and business voices to unveil the Virginia Clean Economy Act, a bill that will take historic steps to give Virginia a 100% carbon-free electricity grid and eliminate emissions by Virginia’s utilities [...]

Yesterday, Congress announced the funding of $85 million to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) for FY20. This is an increase over the $73 million allocated to CBP for the past five years. Now that there is agreement on the funding package, it must now pass the [...]

Today, the Northam Administration announced a suite of investments in natural resources for the 2020-22 biennial budget. The $733 million includes: keeping the Commonwealth on track to cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay by 2025, significantly strengthening the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), ensuring environmental justice, and addressing climate change through [...]

On Saturday, December 7, more than 350 members of Virginia’s conservation community convened in multiple locations across the Commonwealth for a preview of what’s in store for our natural resources and landscapes in the 2020 General Assembly session.Continuing with VCN's commitment to making its events as accessible as possible for [...]

This is going to be a big year for conservation. We need your voice in January. Every year, Virginia Conservation Network's 125+ environmental organizations come together to ensure a strong conservation voice is heard during the legislative session. Volunteer advocates join professional staff to meet with state legislators and encourage them to [...]

REGISTER HERE In preparation for Virginia’s 2020 General Assembly session, Virginia Conservation Network and its Network partners are convening for a preview of what’s in store for our natural landscapes and resources. Volunteers, board members, and staff of partner organizations — as well as those interested in getting more involved [...]

More than 180 members of Virginia’s conservation community convened in the Commonwealth’s capital for the Virginia Environmental Assembly and Annual Meeting – our two-day conference bringing experienced and emerging conservation leaders together to learn, strategize, and network. Mayor of Richmond, Levar M. Stoney, kicks off the Environmental Assembly moderating [...]