The 2024 Governor's Environmental Excellence Awards were announced on April 9, 2024, at the Environment Virginia Symposium. The awards recognized the significant contributions of environmental and conservation leaders in five categories: sustainability, environmental project, greening of government, land conservation, and implementation of the Virginia Outdoors Plan. They are given to businesses and industrial facilities, not-for-profit organizations, and government agencies. 

Gold Medal Winners

• Bartonsville Energy Facility - MYR Energy Services, Inc. / DESRI / Nevados
• Cabinetworks Group Inc. - Solvent Reclamation Program
• Church & Dwight Co., Inc. - Removal of Ammonia and Phosphorus From Condom Manufacturing Process

• Patrick Henry’s Red Hill, Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation, and Virginia Outdoors Foundation - Red Hill – Patrick Henry National Memorial
• RTX - Raytheon Sustainability

Silver Medal Winners

• Capital Region Land Conservancy - New Market Heights Battlefield – Haskins Tract
• Prince William County Department of Public Works & Micron Technology, Inc. - Neabsco Creek Bandalong Litter Trap: Controlling Urban Stormwater Litter
• Rappahannock Regional Solid Waste Management Board (R-Board) / Aquia Harbour Host Lions Club - Electronics Recycling Program
• Tech 4 Troops - T4T Responsibly Recycling Environmental Program
• The Lee Family - Pierces Low Grounds, LLC

Bronze Medal Winners

• The Drexel-Morrell Center - Belmead on the James, Inc.
• Danville Utilities - Energy Efficiency Grant Program through the American Rescue Plan Act & Danville Utilities Home$ave Rebate Program

Honorable Mention

• Fairfax Department of Public Works and Environmental Services - Solid Waste Management Program - I Recycle: Bus Shelter Ad Project
• University of Virginia - Facilities Management Fleet - Safe and Sustainable Driver Training Program

For descriptions of the projects recognized, use the links below.