Issue Position: Environment

Issue Position

Virginia is blessed with an abundance of natural resources. As an environmental planner by profession, I consider it a special responsibility to fight for the environment in the General Assembly. I am proud to have been designated as a Legislative "Hero" or "Leader" by the Virginia League of Conservation Voters for the past eight years.

As your delegate, I have successfully spearheaded legislation to:

*better coordinate drinking water supply planning and permitting (HB 1158);
*require the leak-plagues Pickett Road Tank Farm in the City of Fairfax to bring their above ground storage tanks into conformance with modern industry standards (HB 2103);
*strengthen solid waste planning in Virginia (HB 421);
*better protect our Potomac River water supply during drought conditions (HB 2487); and,
*increase the penalties that local governments can use against developers that violate our water quality regulations (HB 392).

I also successfully fought for new legislation to help local governments in Northern Virginia preserve mature trees during development (HB 1437). Mature trees not only increase property values and beautify our neighborhoods, they also help to clean the air. In recognition of this achievement, I was proud to accept the 2008 Fairfax County Friends of Trees Award.

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