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Charles Paullin

Virginia Correspondent

Charles Paullin is a Richmond, Virginia-based reporter focusing on energy and environment issues. He’s won several awards for his previous work covering state policy with the Virginia Mercury and local news with the Northern Virginia Daily in the Northern Shenandoah Valley. His first reporting gig was with the New Britain Herald in Connecticut, a couple years after attending the University of Hartford, where he first studied sports journalism.

Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project is expected to be the largest in the country once it comes online in 2026. Credit: Courtesy of Dominion Energy

The Whimbrel and the Wind Turbines: Capable of Coexistence?

By Charles Paullin

Ed Baine, president of Dominion Energy Virginia, takes questions during the utility’s rate case hearing on Wednesday. Credit: Charles Paullin/Inside Climate News

Dominion Energy and Big Tech Maneuver Over Pivotal Rate Decision in Virginia

By Charles Paullin

Ruth Porat, Google and Alphabet president and chief investment officer, and Gov. Glenn Youngkin shake hands at a company announcement on Wednesday. Credit: Charles Paullin/Inside Climate News

Google Expands Data Center Investment in Virginia, Doesn’t Share Site Specifics

By Charles Paullin

Transmission lines stand above a multi-use path adjacent to homes in Loudoun County, Va. Credit: Charles Paullin/Inside Climate News

Virginia Regulator Approves Electricity Transmission Line and Towers in Alexandria to Serve One Proposed Data Center

By Charles Paullin

The Chesterfield Power Station, where Dominion Energy is proposing to build new gas peaking turbines in Virginia. Credit: Charles Paullin/Inside Climate News

Dominion Changes Its Answer—Admitting There Was No Independent Review–On Key Application For Natural Gas Plant

By Charles Paullin

Vice President JD Vance (left) and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speak to the press outside on recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene in Damascus, Va., in January 2025. Nonprofits in parts of Southwest Virginia devastated by the storm want a restoration of climate resiliency funding terminated by the Trump administration. Credit: Ben Curtis/AFP via Getty Images

Environmental Groups, EPA Spar In Court Over Trump’s Cancellation of Resiliency Funding

By Charles Paullin

Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate, former Rep. Abigail Spanberger speaks to supporters during a rally on June 16 in Henrico County, Va. Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images

Virginia’s Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Embraces Renewables, Natural Gas and Community Planning for Data Centers

By Charles Paullin

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks at the 2025 Iowa GOP Lincoln Dinner on July 17 in Des Moines, Iowa. Credit: KC McGinnis/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Nine Governors Write to Regional Grid Operator PJM, Expressing Frustration Over Governance and Interconnection Delays

By Charles Paullin

Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin takes questions after announcing regulation cuts last week. Credit: Charles Paullin/Inside Climate News

Virginia Governor Boosts Artificial Intelligence to Fill Jobs, Cut Regulations

By Charles Paullin

The Mount Storm coal-fired power station owned by Dominion Energy is seen in West Virginia on June 30. Credit: Ulysse Bellier/AFP via Getty Images

US Department of Energy Grid Reliability Report Is Unreliable, Virginia Renewable Advocates Say

By Charles Paullin

A building with a taller section on the left and a shorter section on the right, with a Metro train in the foreground.

National Science Foundation to Leave Virginia Headquarters as HUD Moves Out of DC

By Charles Paullin

A woman walks through high tide floodwaters on Aug. 9, 2024, in Alexandria, Va. Credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Virginia Vulnerable to Trump’s Proposed Cuts in Emergency Management and Disaster Relief

By Charles Paullin

A view of Dominion Energy’s Myrtle Solar project in Suffolk, Va. Credit: Charles Paullin/Inside Climate News

Trump’s Budget Wish Could Threaten Billions in Clean Energy Investment in Virginia

By Charles Paullin

A view of a waste pond at the Smurfit Westrock paper mill in Covington, Va. Credit: Tom Pelton/Environmental Integrity Project

Report: Paper Mills Around the Country, Including Virginia, Release Pollution From Decades-Old Boilers

By Charles Paullin

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

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

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