Vermont Conservation Voters (VCV) advocates for legislation that will ensure Vermont offers a bright future for our children and grandchildren. Our vision for a bright future for Vermont includes working to advance and defend policies that protect the environment and promote health, while advancing civil rights, social, economic, and racial justice, and strengthening our democracy.

Each year, VCV publishes the Vermont Environmental Common Agenda of legislative priorities. This Agenda represents the priorities of a range of organizations across Vermont working on matters affecting our shared natural resources, the character of our communities, and the health of Vermonters.

Over the past year, Vermonters experienced firsthand the growing threats to our communities posed by the climate crisis, including devastating flooding and polluted air due to wildfires. The urgency for climate action continues to build. The policy priorities outlined in this year’s Environmental Common Agenda are pivotal solutions needed to address these complex challenges. 

This year’s agenda focuses on protecting our waters, lands, and wildlife, continuing to build climate resilience, investing in housing that is affordable and centered in smart growth principles, advancing clean energy for all, better protecting Vermonters from toxic PFAS and other harmful chemicals, reducing our waste, working to ensure food security, and safeguarding our democracy. We also highlight the need to stay committed to the numerous impactful environmental laws passed in recent years and ensure that they are being implemented effectively. Collectively, these policies will make for healthier, more affordable, and more resilient communities. The environmental community in Vermont stands ready to work with Vermont lawmakers to chart this path forward.