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Virginia’s General Assembly: some wins and a long road
How did the 2024 General Assembly go? In this year’s General Assembly, Nature Forward selected a handful of bills to track dealing with natural resources / trees, solar energy, and data centers (read our prior blog post for bills and details). While there were some wins on the bills we tracked, overall, Virginia has a… Read more
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2024 Virginia General Assembly Legislative Priorities
2024 Virginia General Assembly Legislative Priorities (Updated as of 4/26/24 @ 11:35am) This year’s Virginia General Assembly, when legislators get together to make a new set of laws, takes place from January 10 through March 9 with the Governor taking action on bills in April. Nature Forward, with help from several partners (such as VCN’s… Read more
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Water Protectors empowers community leaders!
In 2023, Nature Forward completed the 3rd year of our Water Protectors of Little Hunting Creek outreach, working with communities along the Route 1 Corridor in the Hybla Valley area of Fairfax County, VA.). Thanks to funding from Virginia Environmental Endowment and in partnership with United Community, Northern Virginia Soil & Water Conservation District (NVSWCD),… Read more
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Earth Day in Edmonston, MD
Nature Forward held a fabulous bilingual Earth Day event with the Town of Edmonston in April 2023. Read more
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Maryland General Assembly 2023 Wrap Up!
April 10th marked the end of the 2023 Maryland General Assembly. We are excited to report that ALL of Nature Forward’s MDG23 priority bills passed and are now waiting for the Governor’s approval! Thank you all for your support in sending letters, talking with legislators, and advocating for a healthier, safer, and climate resilient environment… Read more
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Speak up for Fairfax County’s affordable housing policy to help mitigate climate change!
Housing policy is climate policy. Help Nature Forward advocate for stronger policies to support the preservation of affordable housing to help reduce both sprawl and emissions in order to meet the county’s climate and resilience goals. Read more
