Meet Our Virginia Partners
Appalachian Voices
Chesapeake Climate Action Network
Green Workers Alliance (Power Switch)
NVM Fund
ProgressNow VA
Virginia Interfaith Power & Light (VA IPL)
Virginia Organizing
VA Climate Equity Working Group
VA CASA
In 2021, Virginia grantees focused on community education campaigns for climate justice, covering utility accountability, just transition, transportation and transit equity, electrification, and workforce development to advance clean energy progress. They helped get the Environmental Justice Act signed into law and supported the codification of the state Environmental Justice Council, which reports to the governor. In addition, more than 10 legislators attended an EJ Legislative Summer Summit. The Virginia Climate Equity Working Group (CEWG) hired a full-time state coordinator to support the development of their climate and justice priorities. With the change in gubernatorial leadership this year, the group is prepared to defend community voices and environmental justice goals from anticipated policy or regulatory changes. The overarching focus for grantees is the support of legislation that identifies environmental justice impacted areas, ways to mitigate against sources of pollution, and how to prevent utility shut-offs during extreme weather events.
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