Northam’s outgoing budget makes critical investments to protect clean water, natural resources

RICHMOND – Today, outgoing Governor Ralph Northam unveiled his 2022-2024 budget to a joint meeting of the House Appropriations, House Finance, and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees.

The proposed budget contains nearly $1 billion in investments that will increase access to nature, safeguard clean water, and protect our natural resources.

En respuesta a este anuncio, Michael Town, director ejecutivo de la Virginia League of Conservation Voters, emitió la siguiente declaración:

“A state budget reflects a state’s values. The investments unveiled today by Governor Northam show a strong commitment to protecting our environment in an equitable way that expands access to nature and ensures all Virginians benefit from protected lands and cleaner water. We will be working to defend these investments in 2022 and look forward to working with lawmakers to pass a budget that prioritizes a clean and healthy environment and invests in rural Virginia.”

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The Virginia League of Conservation Voters serves as the political voice of the state’s conservation community, working to make sure Virginia’s elected officials recognize that our natural heritage is an environmental and economic treasure for all. Virginia LCV works with conservation leaders across Virginia and strives for a conservation majority in state government. We secure good public policies on the state level and hold public officials accountable for their positions on environmental issues. For more information, visit www.valcv.org.