When a Charlottesville environmental nonprofit found out about plans for a huge solar farm in a nearby part of Virginia recently powered by coal, its leaders were eager to give a quick thumbs-up. First, however, […]
Talk about deadline pressure. Virginia’s part-time legislators had just 60 days to grind through a groundbreaking but intricate 76-page Clean Economy Act in 2020 before voting yea or nay. And that load hasn’t lightened. […]
That familiar sound reverberating throughout the Virginia Capitol this legislative session is the clash of opposing bills targeting the perennial issue of electric utility rates. Environmental advocates are championing a measure called the Affordable Energy […]
Virginia’s participation in an East Coast greenhouse gas emissions pact is pivotal to curbing the climate impact of its thriving data center industry. Globally, northern Virginia has become one of the largest data center hubs […]
When the Western Virginia Water Authority began exploring an upgrade to the guts of its wastewater treatment plant in 2019, engineers knew it would entail managing extra heat-trapping methane emissions. Aware that flaring even […]
From Bacon’s Rebellion by Steve Haner Nine states, including Virginia, have agreed to establish a major compensation fund to pay their private commercial and recreational fishing companies for damages caused by offshore wind turbines. […]
From Heartland Daily News H. Sterling Burnett North Atlantic Right Whale w/Calf, NOAA YOU SHOULD SUBSCRIBE TO CLIMATE CHANGE WEEKLY. IN THIS ISSUE: Proposed Virginia Wind Facility Threatens Endangered WhalesPodcast of the Week: Hurricane Ian Isn’t […]
Dorothy Carter pined to remain in her Elkton, Virginia, home, but that possibility seemed less and less likely as health and safety issues mounted. Sewage from broken pipes leaked into the basement. Rain poured in […]
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