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  • Power Analysis 2024

    Power Analysis 2024

    “We are the little engine that became a locomotive,” said Board member Jay Johnson. We were delighted to convene for our annual Power Analysis again this year in Massanetta Springs ...

  • Take Action on Utility Shutoffs!

    Take Action on Utility Shutoffs!

    Thanks in part to the action you took, legislators passed HB 906 and SB 480 during this General Assembly session, stopping utilities from shutting off customers’ power, gas, and wa ...

  • Take action on the Draft Priority Climate Action Plan

    Take action on the Draft Priority Climate Action Plan

    Do you want to reduce greenhouse gases and improve housing throughout Virginia? Virginia's Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is requesting feedback on its Draft Priority Cl ...

  • 2024 Legislative Priorities

    2024 Legislative Priorities

    The 2024 General Assembly session begins Wednesday, January 10 and ends March 9. Our power as an organization is in the people who take action with us, and thanks to you we've buil ...

What is RGGI?

What is RGGI?

(Scroll to the bottom for the comment link and directions.) In 2020, Virginia joined the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) through the passage of the Clean Energy and Comm ...

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Richmond Housing Win!

Richmond Housing Win!

Richmond City Council has agreed to create a rental inspection program after the Richmond Chapter spent months lifting the voices of Forestbrooke Apartment tenants who live in dan ...

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Housing Vigils in Waynesboro and Wytheville

Housing Vigils in Waynesboro and Wytheville

In partnership with the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy (VICPP) and local faith communities, the Waynesboro and Wythe County Chapters held vigils and community forums ...

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What is Energy Burden?

What is Energy Burden?

To read a transcription of the text from this graphic, please click here. When people have to pay too much of their income for their electricity and heat, we call that energy ...

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Legislative Priorities (as of January 19, 2023)

Legislative Priorities (as of January 19, 2023)

School Funding We support Fund Our Schools’ priorities, including full funding for the revised Standards of Quality, increased wrap-around services, additional school support staf ...

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Affordable Housing Vigil in Wytheville

Affordable Housing Vigil in Wytheville

What: Silent Vigil, March, and Community Forum about the Need for Affordable Housing When: January 24 at 5 p.m. Where: Elizabeth Brown Park, 205 S. 4th Street to Open Do ...

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Affordable Housing Vigil in Waynesboro

Affordable Housing Vigil in Waynesboro

What: Vigil to Call for Housing in Waynesboro When: Sunday, January 22 at 3 p.m. Where: Embrace Community Center, 932 Fir Street, Waynesboro, VA Waynesboro, Va. — V ...

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Day of Action for Affordable Energy

Day of Action for Affordable Energy

Join the 2023 Day of Action for Affordable Energy on Thursday, January 26th (8 a.m. - 12 p.m.) in Richmond, Virginia. Meeting with your elected officials face-to-fa ...

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Lobby Day for Child Care

Lobby Day for Child Care

The General Assembly is back in session and lawmakers are making policy decisions that will directly impact Virginia's child care system! Sign up today for the 2023 Virginia ...

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Virginia Organizing’s 2023 Statewide Legislative Priorities

Virginia Organizing’s 2023 Statewide Legislative Priorities

Equitable School Funding We support Fund Our Schools’ priorities, including full funding for the revised Standards of Quality, increased wrap around services, additional school su ...

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