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A construction crew works on the CloudHQ data center on July 17, 2024 in Ashburn, Va. Credit: Nathan Howard/Getty Images

Report Highlights Community Pushback Stalling $64 Billion in Data Center Development Nationwide

By Charles Paullin
The Potomac River floods downtown Westernport, Md., after extreme rain on May 13. Credit: Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images

An Atmospheric River Brought This Week’s Flooding Rains to the Southeast

By Sean Sublette
Evans Miles, Jr. talks about his participation in the NRCS Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program on his farm near the Chesapeake Bay in Chestertown, Md. Credit: Preston Keres/USDA

USDA Staffing and Funding Cuts Would Threaten Virginia’s Ability to Reach Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Goals

By Charles Paullin
The Virginia House of Delegates gather during the reconvene session on April 2. Credit: Charles Paullin/Inside Climate News

Youngkin Vetoes Clean Energy Bills That Garnered Support From Dominion, Environmental Groups

By Charles Paullin
A view of a data center, one of several in Loudoun County, similar to the proposed project in Fairfax County. Credit: Charles Paullin/Inside Climate News

In the World’s Data Center Hotbed, How Close Is Too Close, and Who Should Pay?

By Charles Paullin
Carolyn Hindle, a student at Virginia Commonwealth University, leads a chant at an Earth Day rally on Tuesday in Richmond, Va. Credit: Charles Paullin/Inside Climate News

Virginia College Students Want More Climate Action on Earth Day

By Charles Paullin
Hurricane Helene left a trail of destruction through North Carolina, including along this section of the French Broad River. Credit: Jack Henderson

National Park Units Dot America’s Most Endangered Rivers List

By Kurt Repanshek, National Parks Traveler
In Mount Storm, West Virginia, turbines from the Mount Storm Wind Farm stand in the distance behind the Dominion Mount Storm coal power station, which last week was granted an exemption from new pollution rules by the Trump administration. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.

Dominion Among Utilities Allowed Exemption for Coal Emissions From Trump’s EPA

By Charles Paullin
An aerial view of a solar farm in Disputanta, Va. Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Localities, Rural Lawmakers Win in Halting Solar Siting Reform in Virginia

By Charles Paullin
Solar panels are installed on the roof of a church in Alexandria, Va. Credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Bills Increasing Small-Scale Solar Requirements in Virginia Awaiting Action by Youngkin

By Charles Paullin
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin gives a speech on Feb. 24 in McLean, Va. Credit: Valerie Plesch/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Virginia Judge Pauses State’s Return To RGGI During Youngkin’s Appeal

By Charles Paullin
The entrance to the Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Va. Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images

Future of Funding for Military’s Climate Change Plans Caught Up in Fury of Trump Cuts

By Charles Paullin
A view of Dominion Energy’s Greensville Power Station in Greensville County, Va. Credit: Courtesy of Dominion Energy

Dominion Gets State Approval for Liquified Natural Gas Storage Facility in Virginia

By Charles Paullin
An aerial view of Amazon Web Services data center situated near a neighborhood in Stone Ridge, Va. Northern Virginia is home to the world’s largest concentration of data centers. Credit: Nathan Howard/Getty Images

Virginia Legislators Pushing to Use Taxpayer Funds for Natural Gas Projects

By Charles Paullin
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin addresses the General Assembly during his State of the Commonwealth speech on Jan. 13. Credit: John C. Clark/The Washington Post via Getty Images

In Virginia, Democratic Lawmakers Clash With Youngkin Over RGGI Membership, Flood Relief

By Charles Paullin
Sections of steel pipe owned by the Mountain Valley Pipeline in Lindside, W.Va. Credit: Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images

Mountain Valley Pipeline Files Application To Build Southgate Extension Project from Virginia into North Carolina

By Charles Paullin
An aerial view of the Fort Powhatan solar farm in Disputanta, Va. Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Virginia Debate Over Solar Development Goals and Land Use Has Rural Lawmakers on Edge

By Charles Paullin
Eric Soderholm, coastal wetlands restoration lead at The Nature Conservancy, takes a soil sample to evaluate the water saturation of peat at the Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia. Credit: Sydney Bezanson/The Nature Conservancy

Virginia Once Drained and Dried Peatlands, but Now Eyes Them as Carbon Sinks

By Diana Kruzman

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