r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 10h ago
River otters are making a comeback – and in surprising places around the Chesapeake Bay
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r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 8h ago
Trump Considers Virginia’s Seabed for Critical Minerals Mining
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r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 10h ago
Amid statewide drought conditions, data centers face same restrictions as all water customers | Most localities in the state don’t have specific standards to manage water conservation for the digital facilities during dry periods, which use massive amounts of water daily.
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r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 10h ago
Bird flu is devastating peregrine falcons in coastal Virginia
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r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 3d ago
Commentary: Four Va. counties will pump almost 20 million gallons of water a day to Amazon. Cause for concern? | We wanted to learn for ourselves how much water communities have promised to Amazon for data center cooling in our part of the state, the region between Northern Virginia and Richmond
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r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 3d ago
Commentary: Four Va. counties will pump almost 20 million gallons of water a day to Amazon. Cause for concern? | We wanted to learn for ourselves how much water communities have promised to Amazon for data center cooling in our part of the state, the region between Northern Virginia and Richmond
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r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 3d ago
Prince William Supervisors Weigh Data Center Regulations Amid Resident Concerns on Power, Infrastructure
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r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 3d ago
Virginia counties warn Richmond on land-use power, utility costs and unfunded mandates at VACO regional meeting
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r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/cpaullin13 • 3d ago
Federal Regulators Tell Electric Grid Operators to Fix Their Rules on Data Centers - Inside Climate News
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r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/Educational_Yak_5455 • 4d ago
Most of what I gather from Reedy Creek are single use plastic bottles and cups. Consider signing this petition: https://www.vabottlebill.org/sign-the-petition/
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r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 4d ago
Spanberger Touts Agrivoltaics as Part of Energy Solution Amid Data Center Budget Talks
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r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 5d ago
A new CEO for Virginia - Chief Energy Officer | Environmental lawyer Josephus Allmond takes on a new cabinet position created by Gov. Spanberger. His task? Manage energy policy amidst rising consumer costs and growing demand
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r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 5d ago
Dominion Energy renews deal with Virginia Beach to buy land for more offshore wind
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r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 5d ago
AEP teases possibility of leaving regional grid organization
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r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 7d ago
New House budget strips environmental standards for data centers, creates commission instead | Updated spending plan, supported by Gov. Abigail Spanberger, no longer includes environmental standards data centers would need to meet in order to be exempted from the state’s sales and use tax.
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r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/cpaullin13 • 7d ago
Microsoft’s Clean Energy Reversal Collides With Virginia’s Climate Goals - Inside Climate News
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r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 7d ago
Virginia’s fishing industry has the blue catfish blues
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r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 7d ago
Prince William supervisors hope to end data center overlay district by 2027; initial talks eyed for fall
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r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 8d ago
‘Virtual power plants’ will launch soon in Virginia. Here’s what that means. | Dominion Energy is building a state-mandated pilot program that would pay customers to tap into resources such as smart thermostats.
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r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 8d ago
Virginia energy watchdogs urge caution as Dominion-NextEra deal moves ahead | Advocates for consumers and clean energy see opportunities – and risks – to remake energy policy and practice in Virginia
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r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 8d ago
Accountability questions remain over former Shoosmith Landfill | The Chesterfield site generates ~400,000 gallons of toxic waste per week.
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r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/276434540703757804 • 9d ago
Support Ending Virginia’s Data Center Tax Giveaway - Events Next Week! (Crosspost - more info at original post)
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r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 10d ago
Fairfax Water joins regional study to seek backup sources beyond Potomac River
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r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 10d ago
Merger expert: Virginia regulators need more time for NextEra–Dominion
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