Environment & Energy

After months of work with community members and organizations dedicated to fighting climate change,  Supervisor Boddye successfully introduced Prince William County’s first legislation to comprehensively address this issue, with passage of the Regional Climate Mitigation & Resiliency Resolution. Goals include making the county fossil fuel-free by 2035. It creates a framework for Prince William to create its own path to protecting the public, environmental and economic health of our community for generations to come–by making better choices today.

Supervisor Boddye’s recognizes that our land-use policies and environmental outcomes are inextricably linked. He is committed to a renewed focus on mixed use development and walkable communities, as well a move to redevelop existing shopping centers rather than razing land to create new ones. This will work in concert with policies to preserve the green spaces, natural resources and historic treasures of the county, as we also expand the number of publicly-accessible trails and green ways.

Power of Partnership: NVRC Secures $75k for Prince William County Stream Filtration Project

The Prince William County Department of Public Works will be reintroducing freshwater mussels into streams it has restored, further improving water quality and enhancing biodiversity. Acting as a natural filter, […]

County Takes Bold Step in Combating Climate Crisis

Prince William County took a bold step forward in combating the climate crisis, adopting our first ever Community Energy & Sustainability Master Plan. The product of more than a year […]

Prince William County Wins Award for Neabsco Creek Bandalong

The installation of a Bandalong trash collection system in Neabsco Creek earned Prince William County a Project of the Year Award from the American Public Works Association Mid-Atlantic Chapter, in […]

1/17/23 BOCS Recap: Kline Deferred, C-PACE Reaches Next Stage & PW Parkway Sidewalk Funding Authorized

Our second Prince William Board of County Supervisors meeting of the year was much lengthier than the first, with a Public Hearing on the Kline Application ending a little after […]

Prince William County Adds First All-Electric Vehicle to Its Fleet

The Prince William County Department of Facilities and Fleet Management recently acquired its first all-electric vehicle (EV), a Chevrolet Bolt, with plans to have 80 all-electric, plug-in-hybrid or hybrid vehicles […]

Bond Issuance Will Enable VRE to Contribute Millions to Transforming Rail in Virginia

 The Virginia Railway Express (VRE), having successfully closed a public bond sale on June 28, will make a significant financial contribution to the Transforming Rail in Virginia (TRV) program. The […]

Glass Recycling Comes to Occoquan District – New Purple Bin at County Center

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County Announces Residential Solar Energy Permitting Process Improvement Efforts

Prince William County Department of Development Services shared with Solar Energy Industry members it is working to develop and apply best practices to streamline the permitting process for solar energy systems […]

Take the Recycling Pledge & Win!

When we keep items out of the landfill by recycling or reusing products, we all win! Now, through Nov. 20, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) is making the […]

Serious Pest Found in Prince William County: Spotted Lanternfly

Spotted Lanternfly: An Invasive Species Damaging to Crops Spotted lanternflies feed on tree sap. If enough Spotted Lanternflies feed on a tree, it can cause decline or death especially in […]