The Rappahannock Group

Dec. 5 VCN Legislative Workshop - Richmond

Where:  Capitol Building House Room 3, Richmond, VA

When:  December 5, 2009 (9:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m.)

Registration:  $12 before December 1st. *$15.00 after December 1st)

(If you receive an error message when registering, please call Dana Roberts at 804.644.0283 or email dana@vcnva.org

Attend VCN"s Legislative Workshop

Virginia Conservation Network invites you to attend our annual Legislative Workshop on December 5, 2009 in Richmond.  The workshop will provide detailed information on the conservation community's 2010 legislative priorities.

The training will prepare you to speak knowledgeably on vital environmental issues and is the perfect preparation for Conservation Lobby Day in January.  The Legislative Workshop is open to anyone interested in learning ho to impact environmental policy at the state level, so feel free to invite your friends.

What You Can Expect

The day begins with an overview of VCN's 2010 Conservation Briefing Book - your go-to guide for conservation at the state capitol.  The day concludes with an opportunity to learn about three important conservation issues.  Keynote speaker will be Senator Donald McEachin.

Join staff of environmental organizations, concerned citizens, and experts to learn about the conservation community's shared legislative agenda.  The workshop features training on environmentally relevant legislation in preparation for the 2010 General Assembly session.  Each participant will also receive the Conservation Briefing book - a compendium of documents detailing policies that will move Virginia toward a more sustainable future.

EPA to hold meeting on new "Pollution Diet" regulations

On December 17, officials from the Environmental Protection Agency will come to Fredericksburg as part of a series of 13 meetings spanning 6 states and the District of Columbia to inform the public about the new federal regulatory approach to clean up the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers.  The meeting will focus on what EPA expects in the pollution reduction "implementation plans" from Virginia, a discussion of the draft pollution limits to be assigned, and a look at how the process will move forward here in Virginia.  See the recent Free Lance-Star article "Is it Time We Put Ailing Bay on Diet" for more information.  We encourage the public to attend and express support for enforceable measure to address the nutrient and sediment pollution that continues to impair our rivers, the Bay, and our quality of life. The meeting will be from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Wingate Inn, 20 Sanford Drive, Fredericksburg, VA 22406.

October 15th Hearing in Big Stone Gap

Photos from Corps Hearing on mountaintop removal coal mining- Big Stone Gap, VA

by Glen Besa