Issue Position: Protecting our Environment

Issue Position

PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT
The 42nd House District is home to Mason Neck State Park, one of our region's greatest natural treasures. We must take action to not only protect Virginia's natural heritage, but protect the future of our planet. Climate change is an existential threat, and requires urgent action. If our president refuses to address it, it is up to states to lead the way.

We need to focus on growing our clean energy industries in Virginia. We can be a global leader and innovator on solar, wind, and other renewable sources of energy, but it requires leadership at the state level.

At the U.S. Department of Labor, Kathy helped jumpstart the bio-energy industry in Montana. She helped bring together growers, economic development agencies, workforce development leaders, tribal governments, educational institutions, and other partners to put communities on a pathway to prosperity while producing renewable fuel sources. Kathy takes this experience and expertise to Richmond, and never stops fighting for Virginia's clean energy future.

Kathy is proud to have been endorsed by the Virginia League of Conservation Voters (VALCV) and the Sierra Club during the 2017 Election.

2018 LEGISLATION

HB 1059: Water Quality Spill Notification

HB 1060: Lifting the 1% Solar Program Energy Cap

HB 1253: Authorize Municipalities to Participate in Net Energy Metering

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