By Monica Lewis, an activist with Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy and Virginia Interfaith Power & Light — It is not always obvious how laws and policies affect our lives. Unless we are...
The Virginia Pilot, Nov. 25, 2019 – op-ed by Kendyl Crawford, director of Virginia Interfaith Power & Light (a program of VICPP) — At the beginning of this month, the federal government added to...
By Dora Muhammad, VICPP Health Equity Manager — In the center of the horseshoe driveway, a metal sculpture draws your attention. Shrubs surround the artistic expression entitled, “Industry vs. Nature.” It depicts two robotic...
READ THE STORY HERE: Virginia Episcopalian Article By Robert Dilday Toxic Injustice: When Marginalized Communities Bear the Burden of Environmental Hazards Dominion Energy wants to build a huge, noisy, dangerous fracked-gas compressor station in...
By Beth Roach, Guest Column, The Virginia Mercury, April 22, 2019 Serving as the vice chair of Gov. Ralph Northam’s Advisory Council on Environmental Justice has given me a unique perspective on equity and...
By, Kendyl Crawford, Director of Virginia Interfaith Power and Light “We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum...
Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy (VICPP) and Virginia Interfaith Power & Light (VAIPL) merged on Dec. 17, 2018, joining forces to advocate social, economic and environmental justice across Virginia. This partnership helps to...
Hydraulic Fracturing for Natural Gas in Fredericksburg, Va. An environmental concern in Central Virginia is the possibility of hydraulic fracturing (also known as “fracking”). A Dallas energy company has paid for the rights to...