Clean Air and Water
Water flows through all of our land. To keep it plentiful and safe for drinking, swimming and fishing, we need clean air, expansive forests, responsible farms, wooded stream banks, and communities and individuals who make choices to avoid pollution.
PEC has helped to protect 1,360 miles of streams and rivers, 7,700 acres of wetlands and 160,000 acres of forests with conservation easements.
Watch the 2009 documentary "Poisoned Waters" by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Hedrick Smith. The documentary details the perilous condition of waterways like the Chesapeake Bay and Puget Sound, and addresses new sources of contamination
Water flows through all of our land. To keep it plentiful and safe for drinking, swimming and fishing, we need clean air, expansive forests, responsible farms, wooded stream banks, and communities and individuals who make choices to avoid pollution.
PEC is a consistent, strong advocate for legislation to improve Virginia's air quality and our staff serves on numerous state boards and committees that shape air quality policies.
