The Coalition for Smarter Growth is seeking a full-time Maryland Transit Advocate to help win major state transit investments, particularly in Prince George’s County. The post Maryland Transit Advocate (Coalition for Smarter Growth) appeared first on The Piedmont Environmental Council.

The Coalition for Smarter Growth is seeking a full-time Maryland Transit Advocate to help win major state transit investments, particularly in Prince George’s County. The post Maryland Transit Advocate (Coalition for Smarter Growth) appeared first on The Piedmont Environmental Council.

It was a tremendous honor to host author Terry Tempest Williams at our annual meeting in May. The event, a celebration of PEC’s 50th anniversary, was held at the beautiful […] The post Terry Tempest Williams at PEC’s Annual Meeting (Highlights) appeared first on The Piedmont Environmental Council.

The City of Charlottesville is in the third and final phase of the Cville Plans Together process: updating its zoning ordinance. Drafting that important document will take place this fall, but the groundwork is being laid right now. We would like to share more details about what is underway and how you can get involved. […]

PEC is seeking an enthusiastic and passionate smart growth and land conservation advocate to represent PEC on land use issues in Loudoun and Clarke Counties. The post Senior Land Use Field Representative – Loudoun & Clarke appeared first on The Piedmont Environmental Council.

If it were common practice to number the weeks of year, this would be the 32nd. Time moves on each week, with another set of government meetings taking the place of the ones that came before. Week by week, decisions are made and decisions are deferred. All of it adds up to the world we […]

On August 10, 2022 the local citizen group Protect Fauquier and nonprofit organizations Citizens for Fauquier County and Piedmont Environmental Council hosted a community town hall to highlight our concerns regarding the data center and its broader impacts and to share actions residents can take to oppose the proposal. The post Resources from Warrenton Town […]

As support for local conservation grows in our region, Capital Region Land Conservancy is always happy to welcome new conservationists to the field. This summer, CRLC was lucky enough to bring on a Summer Intern to help with invasive species management and field work at a number of properties that CRLC protects. Summer Intern Cole […]

The U.S. Senate just passed a bill that will invest $369 billion over the next ten years in strategies to combat climate change, including investments in renewable energy production and tax rebates for electric vehicle consumers. If passed through the House, the bill would include $60 billion for tax credits for clean energy manufacturing and […]

“An area land-conservation group has purchased 42 acres of property along the Appomattox River, and part of that land will be used to extend the development of the long-planned Appomattox River Trail linking Hopewell with Chesterfield and Dinwiddie counties. Capital Region Land Conservancy [CRLC] announced last week it bought the privately owned property for $2.4 […]