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Residents Wrangle Over Transmission Line Proposal for Rural Virginia

Valley Link would connect a potential nuclear reactor and fossil fueled-powered plants to serve suburban data centers.

By Charles Paullin

Existing transmission lines run through Goochland and Louisa counties. The support structures are similar to those that would be used for Valley Link. Credit: Charles Paullin/Inside Climate News
Pipes divert raw sewage into the C&O Canal around a broken section of the Potomac Interceptor on Feb. 16 in Cabin John, Md. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Sewage and Fuel Leaks Contaminate the Potomac River, Source of Drinking Water for More Than 5 Million People

By Aman Azhar

Rep. John Joyce (R-Pa.) questioned DC Water CEO David Gadis at the Wednesday hearing about the collapse of the Potomac Interceptor sewer line. Credit: House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Congress Grills Officials About the Potomac River Sewage Spill

By Gabriel Matias Castilho

The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project is likely to be completed next year. Credit: Dominion Energy

NextEra Energy to Join the Offshore Wind Club, But Does It Matter?

By Dan Gearino

The campus of NextEra’s headquarters is seen on Monday in Juno Beach, Fla. Credit: Marco Bello/Getty Images

A Utility Mega-Merger Is All About Data Centers

By Dan Gearino, Amy Green, Charles Paullin

Gov. Abigail Spanberger speaks in the chamber of the Supreme Court of Virginia on March 2 in Richmond. Credit: Mike Kropf-Pool/Getty Images

Virginia Governor Signs Dominion-Backed Bills. All Eyes on Regulators Now.

By Charles Paullin

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivers remarks on Feb. 24 in Williamsburg. Credit: Mike Kropf/Getty Images

Virginia Legislature Bucks Governor’s Amendments to Dominion-Backed Bill

By Charles Paullin

Virginia House Speaker Don Scott (left) and Senate President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas speak with reporters on Wednesday. Credit: Charles Paullin/Inside Climate News

Data Center Tax Exemption Changes Still Holding Up Virginia Budget

By Charles Paullin

A team of contractors work to install a Transco pipeline in Lebanon, Pa., on Oct. 6, 2017. Credit: Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images

Transco Pipeline Project Faces Legal Challenge

By Lisa Sorg

Turbine blades for the Revolution Wind offshore wind project are seen at State Pier in New London, Conn., on Aug. 25, 2025. Credit: Tyler Russell/Connecticut Public via Getty Images

Who Loses in the Trump Administration’s $1 Billion ‘Deal’ to Abandon Offshore Wind?

Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth

In Austin, Texas, the Elemental Critical Data Center facility. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Texas Data Center Developers Play Offense on Water, Claiming Huge Cuts in Usage 

By Arcelia Martin

A vehicle is filled with gasoline at an Exxon station on April 1 in Arlington, Va., where prices exceed $4 per gallon. Credit: Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images

Virginia Republicans Want Tax Relief to Ease Gas Costs. There’s Also Electric Vehicles.

By Charles Paullin

Brian Faulknier speaks to the Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors. Credit: Charles Paullin/Inside Climate News

A Gas Plant Proposal for Rural Virginia Gets Local Land Use Approval

By Charles Paullin

An aerial view shows cars passing a data center under construction in Ashburn, Virginia, on Nov. 12, 2025. Credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Virginia Democrats Fail to Reach Compromise on Data Center Tax Exemption

By Charles Paullin

A rendering of Dominion Energy’s proposed Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center. Credit: Dominion Energy

Environmental, Community Groups to Challenge Regulators’ Approval of Dominion’s Gas Plant

By Charles Paullin

Substations and transformers are seen at a Digital Realty data center in Ashburn, Va., on Nov. 12, 2025. Credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Virginia Senate Proposes to End Data Center Tax Exemption in January

By Charles Paullin

The sun rises over corn crops on a farm in Franklin, Va. Credit: Kristen Zeis/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Virginia House Delays Action on Bill Banning Paraquat

By Charles Paullin

An aerial view of data centers in Ashburn, Va. Credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Virginia House Passes Data Center Tax Exemption, With Conditions

By Charles Paullin

Sen. Schuyler VanValkenburg (D-Henrico) speaks in support of solar siting legislation during a Virginia General Assembly meeting. Credit: Charles Paullin/Inside Climate News

Solar Siting Reforms Advance in Virginia After Years of Failed Attempts

By Charles Paullin

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