News & Announcements

Free Workshop: Beautiful Solutions for Stormwater Pollution

The City of Alexandria’s stormwater engineer will go over various techniques such as rain gardens and rain barrels and explain how they work to reduce the amount of stormwater runoff that enters our local streams. Learn about how you can partici...

Universal Waste Management Seminar - October 29

The Northern Virginia Waste Management Board, AERC Recycling Solutions, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, and host Fairfax County invite members of the business and property management and government community in Virginia to learn about proper...

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day - October 27

The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day will take place on Saturday, October 27, throughout the region. For details and for participating locations please visit the Drug Enforcement Agency dedicated web site to this program.

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New KnowRX Web Site Provides Information on Opioid Crisis

Addiction to prescription pain medications, also known as opioids, is a public health emergency in Virginia and a crisis across the nation. Prescription opioid misuse is a significant cause of injury and death in Virginia, accounting for at least 55.5% of...

Solarize Leesburg and Loudoun Now Launched for Fall Campaign

Town of Leesburg and County of Loudoun, Virginia – After several successful runs and with momentum for solar power growing across Virginia, the Solarize NOVA program returns September 10 to November 2 in Leesburg and Loudoun.

Since 2014, 232 cont...

Weatherization Program for Eligible Seniors and Needy Families

The Northern Virginia Regional Commission has been working with our not-for-profit partner, the Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP), to help implement weatherization projects that residents may be eligible to participate in through a Dominion Energy prog...

NoVA Solar Map

The NoVA solar map was created by the Northern Virginia Regional Commission to demonstrate to homeowners and business owners how much solar energy can be generated by the rooftop of their home and/or business. The map is the first of its kind in Northern ...

Plant NoVA Natives

Plant NoVA Natives is a joint marketing campaign of a grand coalition of non-profit, governmental and private groups, all working to reverse the decline of native plants and wildlife in Northern Virginia. Our strategy is to encourage residents as well as ...

Share VA Roads

NVRC is pleased to make available this program which offers safety procedures and traffic regulations for all users of Virginia’s roads and paths. Our "Share VA Roads" guide will help bicyclists, pedestrians, and motorists safely use V...

Solarize NoVA

Solarize NOVA is a non-profit, community-based outreach initiative that brings solar power to people in their homes and businesses in Northern Virginia through our solarize campaigns. NVRC is proud to work with our partners at the Local Energy Alliance Pr...