May 2022 Northern Valley Hub Updates
Our newest FACS hub launched with a wonderful celebration on April 24th at Bethel Lutheran Church in Frederick County in the Northern Shenandoah Valley. If you’re interested in joining the Northern Valley Hub, please let us know at info@faithforclimate.org. We were blessed with a delightful spring day full of fellowship, environmental stewardship, worship, delicious vegetarian… Read more »
Fairfax County
April 2022 Fairfax County Updates
April 2022 Fairfax County Hub Updates Fairfax Advocacy is happy to announce a revived Mason District Advocacy team! And Fairfax welcomed a new member, Jo Doumbia! We met with Supervisor Gross on March 31st. Over the past weeks, we’ve met with all but two of the Supervisors — Rodney Lusk of Lee District and Kathy… Read more »
Alexandria
April 2022 Alexandria Updates
April 2022 Alexandria Hub Updates City Climate priorities gain traction in the City FY23 Budget discussions, continued advocacy needed Thanks to FACS Alexandria hub members and other advocates, climate is a front and center issue in the budget discussions (see this AlxNow article). In March, hub members testified at the City budget hearing and met with City Council… Read more »
State-Wide
March 2022 State-Wide Legislative Updates
March 2022 Legislative Updates FACS Activists Respond to Youngkin on Andrew Wheeler and the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) FACS is nonpartisan. Republicans and Democrats have participated in our Climate Crisis Forums. But Gov. Youngkin’s nomination of Andrew Wheeler to be the Sec. of Natural Resources was too dangerous to climate progress in the Commonwealth… Read more »