If we want a greener, healthier world we need to protect our rivers, lakes and streams.
Clean water is vital to ecosystems, to our health, and our quality of life. But too many of our rivers, lakes and streams are vulnerable to pollution. This pollution, along with outdated infrastructure – like lead pipes in our schools – puts our health at risk. We need to work together to protect our waters.
The Virginia General Assembly is one of the most critical places that we work to protect the environment. This year we worked to reduce single use plastic pollution, secure funding for Virginia parks and wildlife crossings, defend climate progress and win creative solutions to solve our most pressing environmental issues.
EPA lists two toxic PFAS chemicals under Superfund law
Designating sites in the Chesapeake Bay as pieces of a National Recreation Area is step toward preserving of one of America’s most prized natural landscapes
An estimated ten trillion pellets enter oceans each year
Crossover is when all the bills passed in the Senate go to the House and all the bills that passed the House go to the Senate. Our crossover update features the status of many of our priorities to protect Virginia's air, water and environment.
Environment Virginia supports HB 33 from Delegate Clark which would study microplastics in Virginian's drinking water.
