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RICHMOND – Today, the Spanberger Administration released its 2026 Energy Plan, which establishes their energy priorities and serves as a roadmap for the next several years on how the Commonwealth will meet its energy needs. In response to today’s announcement, Blair St. Ledger-Olson, Director of Advocacy & Campaigns at the Virginia League of Conservation Voters, […]
RICHMOND – Today, the Virginia League of Conservation Voters joined Governor Spanberger and stakeholders as she released a comprehensive “Data Center Accountability Framework,” which will strengthen transparency, expand environmental protections, ensure cleaner backup and onsite power generation, lower energy costs for Virginians, and expand clean energy deployment. Here are the full remarks delivered at today’s […]
RICHMOND – Today, the Virginia League of Conservation Voters released its 2026 Conservation Scorecard, which ranks all 140 members of the legislature based on their votes on key environmental legislation during this year’s General Assembly session, alongside a new online scorecard platform making it easier for Virginians to access their lawmakers’ environmental records. The full […]
RICHMOND – A new survey released today finds that Virginians overwhelmingly believe the NextEra/Dominion merger will raise power bills and want elected officials to ensure Virginia families aren’t left footing the bill. Released by the Virginia League of Conservation Voters and conducted by Global Strategies Group (GSG), over 600 likely 2027 voters were sampled in Virginia. […]
RICHMOND – Today, the Virginia League of Conservation Voters released a poll conducted by Public Policy Polling (PPP) that shows 72% of Virginians believe the data center industry needs more regulation and oversight. Despite months of debate, this poll comes as the Virginia state legislature’s proposed 2026 budget failed to require basic clean energy or community standards in […]
RICHMOND – The Virginia League of Conservation Voters expressed deep frustration that the budget agreement released by the Virginia House of Delegates and State Senate on Friday once again fails to include meaningful environmental standards and safeguards for Virginia’s rapidly expanding data center industry. Despite growing concerns from communities across the Commonwealth about the impacts of […]
RICHMOND – On Friday, the House of Delegates walked back its commitments to hold data centers to strong environmental safeguards. On Tuesday, the Senate rolled out a pay-to-pollute model that will tax dirty generators but not address the litany of other environmental and energy issues caused by data centers. With neither chamber agreeing to take serious, […]
Budget punts on needed reforms as Virginians are demanding greater accountability RICHMOND – Today, the House of Delegates unveiled its budget proposal, which turns the House’s previous clean energy standard provisions into a study of the data center industry – action that falls short of what the moment demands. In response to this budget proposal, […]
RICHMOND – Today, Virginia voters approved a temporary redistricting plan to restore balance and fairness to the 2026 midterm elections following MAGA gerrymandering efforts in Republican-led states intended to pack Congress and help President Trump continue driving his extreme agenda and avoid accountability for the remainder of his term. In response to today’s outcome, Lee […]
RICHMOND – Today marked Sine Die, the last day of the regular General Assembly session. And while lawmakers have delivered on a number of bills to advance affordable, clean energy and cut power plant pollution, they gaveled out without a budget – and by doing so delayed taking serious action on one of the most […]
