In January, the Virginia General Assembly will begin its regular session, this year held for 30 days. The Piedmont Environmental Council and the Coalition for Smarter Growth are proud to have co-authored seven of 49 briefing papers in Virginia Conservation Network’s newly released Our 2025 Common Agenda Environmental Briefing Book, which represents the policy agenda of more than 170 organizations and 99 environmental experts across the state! Our Common Agenda is the most comprehensive overview of Virginia’s environmental policy landscape. Leading environmental experts provide the background for Virginia’s existing environmental policies that are in place, why the issue matters, and potential solutions.
This year, staff from The Piedmont Environmental Council and the Coalition for Smarter Growth have co-authored the following papers:
- Mike Kane – Land Conservation Benefitting All Virginians
- Mike Kane – Preserving Working Farms and Forests
- Chris Miller – Preventing Harms from Invasive Plants
- Julie Bolthouse – Responsible Data Center Development
- Stewart Schwartz – Sustainable Housing Growth
- Ashish Kapoor – Maximizing the Role of Distributed Energy Resources
- Ashish Kapoor – Deploying Large-Scale Solar While Preserving Natural Resources
Our Common Agenda is your road map for state-based, pragmatic, policy solutions to address the environmental problems facing Virginia.